Spain would 'roundly condemn' use of force in Venezuela

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Spain would 'roundly condemn' use of force in Venezuela

Spanish foreign minister says Madrid would not support military action to oust Nicolás Maduro

Emma Graham-Harrison in Caracas, Joe Parkin Daniels in Cúcuta and Sam Jones in Madrid
Mon 25 Feb 2019 10.08 GMT

Spain has warned that it will not back any military intervention in Venezuela after the South American country’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, urged other nations to consider “all options” to remove the president, Nicolás Maduro, from power.

Guaidó is due to meet the US vice-president, Mike Pence, in Colombia on Monday amid ongoing speculation that the Trump administration could use force to oust Maduro.

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However, the Spanish government spoke out pointedly against any use of foreign force.

“Not every option is on the table,” the country’s foreign minister, Josep Borrell, told the Spanish news agency Efe on Sunday. “We have clearly warned that we would not support – and would roundly condemn – any foreign military intervention, which is something we hope won’t happen.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/spain-would-roundly-condemn-use-of-force-in-venezuela-nicolas-maduro

[GatoGordo]

1. Maduro is BEGGING for military intervention

Which is why it shouldn't happen.

[Ghost Dog]

2. EU says military intervention in Venezuela must be avoided

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday (Feb 25) urged countries to avoid any military intervention in Venezuela.

"We must avoid a military intervention," Maja Kocijancic, the spokeswoman for diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini, told reporters.

"What is explicitly quite clear, from our point of view, is that we need a peaceful political and democratic and Venezuelan-owned resolution of this crisis," she added.

"This obvisouly excludes the use of force." ...


Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/eu-says-military-intervention-in-venezuela-must-be-avoided-11288140