“Wallström on Venezuela: Important to highlight the”
“It is unusual that the opposition of the governments recognised by the outside world, and it is usually required that they have control over their territory.”
“Still slopes in Sweden the opposition leader Juan Guaidó in Venezuela.”
“We think it is important to highlight,” says minister for foreign affairs Margot Wallström (S).”
“the EU and Sweden have taken sides in the struggle for power in Venezuela and supports Guaidó despite the fact that it is the president of the republic Nicolás Maduro, who controls the country.”
“– We provide support to Guaidó and the national assembly, and see them as the only legitimate and elected representatives of the people for the Venezuelan people, ” says Margot Wallström.”
“– We acknowledge his role, according to the venezuelan constitution to call new elections, so that venezuelans have to choose a new president.”
“That Nicolás Maduro think that the EU has the right to meddle in Venezuela’s internal affairs, provides Wallström not much.”
“– Three million people have left his country. Three million people have fled. Right now, people are on the brink of starvation, and the economy is in total free fall. So the neighbouring countries and the entire international community must, of course, dealing with a crisis. Then we try to do it under international law.”
“She points out that neither Sweden nor the rest of the EU recognized the election results when Nicolás Maduro was re-elected president in last year.”
“– It was not free and fair elections. The EU has stated a long time ago.”
“TT: How do you think the situation in Venezuela is going to develop?”
“– It is a difficult and very complex situation. What also has happened is that this situation has divided the country into two camps. It Guaidó seems to have managed to unite the opposition.”
“A bad idea in that case, consider Margot Wallström.”
“– Was somewhere to have a military intervention solved the problems? It is not going to. There needs to be a peaceful, political solution. It is the EU’s starting point.”
