The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has contacted different Latin American leaders to reinforce Spain’s commitment to a “peaceful, dialogued and democratic transition in Venezuelaled by the Venezuelans themselves.” This has been reaffirmed by the leader of the Executive through his X profile.
“We want to accompany the country in this new stage and contribute to bringing positions closer together“Said Sánchez after the United States captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3 through its Delta Force, an elite special operations unit of the Army.
Among the contacts that Sánchez has maintained this Friday is the former vice president of Maduro and current president of the country, Delcy Rodríguez, with whom he has reaffirmed Spain’s commitment to the future that Venezuela will face.
In addition to Rodríguez, Sánchez has also spoken by telephone with Edmundo González, the opposition candidate in the last presidential elections in Venezuela.
The conversation between Sánchez and González occurs after they had been imprisoned in Venezuela for political reasons, in which former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero played a decisive role, according to the president of the National Assembly, the Chavista leader Jorge Rodríguez.
González has defended that there must be “freedom for all political prisoners, an end to persecution, disarmament of parastatal groups and respect for the popular will expressed on July 28”, the date on which the elections took place in which Nicolás Maduro was won according to the opposition.
Throughout the week, Sánchez has also become in contact with the presidents from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay to reaffirm Spain’s commitment and support in the face of the delicate situation in Latin America.
