Federica Mogherini and Mike Pompeo spoke about Venezuela in Brussels: "We share the desire to see the end of the crisis"

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini, and the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, agreed that the "better"The return of Venezuela to the constitutional order is one"early elections"

"There is a lot of things in common about Venezuela. We share the desire to see the end of the crisis in Venezuela and the return to constitutional order. The best thing to do is early elections, "said a senior community official on Friday about the meeting between Mogherini and Pompeo in Brussels.

The source called the meeting, more than an hour, "good and fruitful"

"They emphasized the importance of transatlantic cooperation between the EU and the US on a wide range of foreign policy issues, including work in progress for peaceful and democratic transition in Venezuela", said the European Service for External Action (EEAS) in a statement.

Asked about the possibility that the United States decides to send troops to Venezuela in the face of the political and humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, the EU source said there is no EU.enthusiasm for military interventions" and "most countries in the region do not think it's a good idea"

"This is not what will lead to stabilization"In Venezuela, he commented.

European and American diplomacy officials also referred to theneed to ensure a political transition in Syria"

As far as relations with Tehran are concerned, it was not a point of the agenda "it is impossible to talk about Syria and the region without talking about Iran"the indicated source.

A day earlier, at the Warsaw conference on the Middle East, Pompeo said his government would continue "increase the pressure on Iran"and convince all countries of"threat"What is the Tehran regime?

The Vice President of the United States, Mike PenceFor his part, he regretted that countries such as France, the United Kingdom and Germany had created a special financial mechanism which, he said, authorizes "break" US sanctions against Iranian regime, reactivated by Trump.

Mogherini and Pompeo also spoke of "support peace in Afghanistan"and addressed the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula at the next summit between Washington and Pyongyang.

They also discussed the situation in Ukraine and, according to the EU source, referred to the "restrictive measures" coming in connection with the tensions in the Azov Sea, where Moscow is in conflict with Kiev.

"We make our own decisions", said the source, who confirmed that the EU was preparing to expand the list of sanctions, in the context of the separatist conflict in Ukraine, by the tensions on the sea of ​​Azov.

Finally, they discussed cooperation between the EU and the US in the Western Balkans, especially after the entry into force of the Prespa agreement, which states that the new name of the EU Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is North Macedonia.

In this context, they also referred to US support for the EU-sponsored dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo with a view to normalizing relations between that country and its former province.

Mogherini and Pompeo agreed to "keep in touch" on these issues, according to the EEAS.

(With EFE information)