The European Union has declared the Maduro regime’s ambassador to the “persona no grata” bloc

The European Union responded on Thursday to the expulsion of its ambassador to Venezuela by the Nicolás Maduro regime with a similar measure. In a brief statement, the supranational bloc announced that it had declared the highest representative of the dictatorship in front of the group, Claudia Salerno Caldera, as “persona no grata”.

In a statement, the press organ of the Council of the European Union said that “it is a response” to the same statement by the regime. “The EU considers this declaration to be totally unjustified and contrary to the objective of developing relations and partnerships in other countries.“, He added.

The bloc demanded on Wednesday that the regime reverse the expulsion, warning that failure to do so “will only isolate” the country internationally. “The European Union deeply regrets this decision“He added in a statement to the agency EFE the spokesperson for the European External Action Service, Nabila Massarili.

“Venezuela will only overcome its current crisis through negotiation and dialogue, to which the EU is fully committed, ”he added. But he said the expulsion “undermines” this willingness to cooperate..

At noon on Wednesday, the Maduro regime gave Brilhante 72 hours to leave the Caribbean country, in retaliation for the sanctions against the 19 dictatorship officials imposed on February 22 for “serious human rights violations” and “carrying attack on democracy “.

The day before, the National Assembly, approved a “repudiation agreement” against the sanctions and proposed to “urge” the executive branch to expel the diplomat.

More specifically, the sanctions involve the freezing of assets and a travel ban for those concerned. It affects, among others, the police commander Remigio Ceballos; the governor of the state of Zulia, Omar José Prieto; the president of the National Electoral Council, Indira Alfonzo, and two deputies of the National Assembly.

With that, The number of Venezuelans facing EU sanctions stands at 55. The list includes Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and Diosdado Cabello, number two to dictator Maduro.

The United States and the interim government of Juan Guaidó have spoken in the same vein as the bloc. “The Maduro regime expelled a person who defended democracy and the human rights of the Venezuelan people. This action only further isolates the regimeJulie Chung, the Assistant Under Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the State Department, said Thursday.

Guaidó, for his part, said that “the dictator’s arrogance over the failure of the 6D fraud further isolates him from the world and intends to take the country with him”. The opposition leader expressed his solidarity and gratitude to Brilhante, who, he said, “has always shown support for human rights and democracy in Venezuela on behalf of Europe.“.

However, the regime, far from showing the intention to reverse the decision, hours later, delivered protest notes to heads of diplomatic missions in Spain, France, the Netherlands and Germany. Along with the respective protest notes, each diplomat received, from Arreaza’s hands, a copy of the Venezuelan Constitution and the United Nations (UN) Charter, documents which, according to the regime, were not respected by some European executives.

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