Spain and France have condemned the Nicolás Maduro regime for the expulsion of MEPs from Venezuela

Spanish Foreign Ministers Josep Borrell and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday condemned the Nicolás Maduro regime's decision to expel a group of deputies from Venezuela who wanted to meet the interim president of the country. Juan Guaidó

"Of course, we would have liked them to come in and We condemn the attitude of the Government of Venezuela, of Mr. Maduro, a government that, as you know, is in doubt, not to let them in.Borrell told reporters on arrival at a Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU).

"We protest energetically for the conditions under which they were expelled today five MEPs who were worried about the democratic process in Venezuelasaid Dr. Drian.

In turn, the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, a staunch supporter of the Venezuelan opposition, lamented on Monday that Maduro prevented MPs from doing their job and urged the European Union (EU) to adopt "Measures of this new outrage." In addition, he claimed that the decision constituted "further evidence that Maduro is a dictator".

Borrell explained that he was in touch with the Spanish ambbadador to Caracas, who "He made all possible arrangements with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela to request and facilitate the entry of these parliamentarians. "

"Unfortunately, these efforts did not work and the

The latest news is that they could not come in, "he said, while" we have done everything we can to make this happen. "

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, tweeted that he had been informed a few days ago "to the group of deputies that he had intended to visit the country for conspiracy purposesThey also insisted that the regime "will not allow the European far right to disturb the peace and stability of the country with another of its rude interventionist actions".

In any case, the head of the Spanish diplomacy trusted the technical mission sent to Venezuela by the international contact group sponsored by the EU can enter the country this week, as planned, to meet all parties involved in the country's crisis.

"Soon he will go to Caracas, if they leave him. I hope they leave you"He commented on this technical group" that we urged the Spaniards and the Portuguese to create at the Montevideo meeting, "he said of the first meeting of the international contact group.

"And this technical group will try to see what steps are left, the deadlines, the procedures to boost the electoral processhe stressed.

The Foreign Ministers of the European Union, who insisted on the convening of a free presidential election in Venezuela, will deal with the work of the contact group today.

The Spanish minister also said that the situation in Venezuela "can not be solved by a foreign military intervention", adding that "given what has happened in the past, the cure may be worse than the disease and that there are cases that shows it. "

"We know that the path of political pressure, dialogue and action, as does the EU, which is trying to bring about change without causing a catastrophic confrontation, is the way forward," he said. he stressed.

(With EFE information)