Maduro’s threat against the European Union: “Either rectify, or with you, there will never be an agreement again”

Chavist dictator Nicolás Maduro assured on Wednesday that Venezuela wants “to have the best relations with all of Europe”. after declaring the highest representative of the European Union in the Caribbean country undesirable person, but he stressed that they cannot accept sanctions against high officials.

“We would not have wanted to do this, we are doing it against our will, even because we want to have the best relations with all of Europe “Maduro said at a televised event. “But we cannot allow anyone to come and attack Venezuela, sanction Venezuela.”

“Either you rectify, or with you there is never any treatment, of any kind, any type of dialogue, gentlemen of the European Union, so you know, Venezuela has dignity,” he said. he warned.

The European Union on Thursday asked the Venezuelan regime to “reverse its decision” to force the EU’s ambassador in that country, Isabel Brilhante, to leave Venezuela in 72 hours.

“The EU deeply regrets this decision which will only isolate Venezuela at the international level. We ask that this decision be overturned, ”he said. EFE the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS), Nabila Massrali.

The Venezuelan regime declared the ambassador to Brilhante persona non grata on Wednesday and gave him three days to leave the country in response to sanctions the EU approved on Monday against 19 deputies from Venezuela’s National Assembly, Judiciary and National Election Commission, in response to the December 6 elections that the EU does not recognize.

The Venezuelan regime’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, met with the European ambassador on Wednesday to communicate the decision to him, after yesterday the majority Chavista parliament demanded the expulsion of Brilhante for considering his persona non grata.

The SEAE spokesperson said that “Venezuela will only overcome its current crisis through negotiation and dialogue, to which the EU is fully committed ”, but added that today’s decision“ undermines ”this willingness to cooperate.

On June 29, 2020, Maduro already ordered Brilhante to leave the country, a decision he overturned on July 2, in the hope that the decision would facilitate dialogue between the EU and Venezuela. This decision was also preceded by another round of sanctions against Venezuela by the countries of the European Union.

With information from AFP and EFE

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