Venezuela remembers Spanish ambassador in post-election clash– DW– 09/13/2024

Venezuela’s federal government on Friday alerted Spain versus “interference” in its events and remembered its ambassador to the European nation.

The declaration comes a day after Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles described Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s federal government as a “dictatorship.”Also on Thursday,

the United States approved 16 Maduro allies over declared “election fraud.”

What did Venezeula claim regarding the squabble with Spain?

After the conference with Spain’s ambassador, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil stated that Caracas would certainly “accept no interference from the Spanish government” in its events.

He stated that Venezuela would certainly “take the necessary steps… to protect its sovereignty.”

Gil called the Spanish priest’s comments “rude and insolent.”

The head of Venezuela’s parliaments required Caracas to reduce its connections with Spain.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated it was Venezuela’s right to remember its ambassador and stated Madrid intends to proceed keeping connections with Caracas.

“We are working to have the best relations possible with our fraternal cousins ​​in Venezuela,” the Spanish priest informed public radio.

Parliament advises Sanchez to sustain Gonzalez

Spanish legislators have actually elected to prompt Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s federal government to identify resistance number Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the “legitimate winner” of the July 28 political election.

Venezuela’s political election authority and leading court have actually both proclaimed Maduro to be the victor of the governmental political election, yet the outcomes have actually been commonly opposed in the nation and all over the world. The resistance has actually released citizen tallies it asserts program Gonzalez won by a big margin.

Gonzalez left to Spain previously today, days after Venezuela provided a warrant for his apprehension.

Sanchez released a video clip on X, previously Twitter, of him together with Gonzalez.

“Spain continues to work in favor of democracy, dialogue and the fundamental rights of the brotherly people of Venezuela,” he stated in the message.

Spain’s head of state stated that he “warmly welcomed Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to our country” yet cut short of officially acknowledging him as the victor of the July political election.

sdi/msh (AFP, Reuters, dpa)