Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Statement by High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini on the latest developments regarding Venezuela

Last night I talked to former Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. José Luis Zapatero, to discuss his ongoing efforts together with former Presidents of the Dominican Republic, Mr Leonel Fernandez, and Panama, Mr Martín Torrijos, to facilitate dialogue between the government of Venezuela and members of the Venezuelan opposition.

We agreed that in the current political, social and economic situation the country is living in, the ongoing dialogue provides a precious opportunity to find peaceful solutions in respect of the democratic and constitutional principles.

I underlined the readiness by the EU to support and accompany the ongoing mediation efforts, and explore the use of all its instruments to this purpose. We agreed to meet soon in Brussels to follow up on our conversation .... http://www.eeas.europa.eu