The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, said this Friday that the European Union sanctions against Venezuela «are not destined to last forever», although he asked not to anticipate events, in view of the decision of the Government and the opposition to resume dialogue.
«The sanctions were put in place for certain reasons, they are not meant to be eternal, if those reasons disappear», the sanctions could also lapse, he said when asked about the possibility that the EU will cut them or eliminate them if the talks prosper.
In this regard, he asked «not to anticipate events» and for the time being to welcome the resumption of the dialogue. «Venezuelans are counting on Spain to move forward,» he said.
The minister has reiterated that he considers «something very positive» that the talks are resuming in Mexico and that it is something that they had been «encouraging». «I met with both negotiators, both from the government and the opposition, and I encouraged them to do so,» he said.
HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL AGREEMENT «I have put Spain at the disposal of whatever may be useful for this dialogue between Venezuelans to give concrete results from the point of view of a humanitarian and social agreement that alleviates the situation,» said the minister, who hopes that «it will be the democratic channel and the decision of the Venezuelans that resolves any difficulties there may be,» he added.
The Government already celebrated this Thursday the decision of the Government and the opposition to resume the dialogue and put its «capacity for dialogue» at the service of the parties in case they consider it necessary.
«The Government of Spain welcomes the resumption of the negotiation process in Mexico between the Government and the Venezuelan opposition,» said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, after Norway, a facilitating country in the process, confirmed that the parties will meet on Saturday in the Aztec country.
