Spain will limit the political activities of Leopoldo López – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said the Spanish government "will limit" the political activities of Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, "invited" to his ambbadador's residence in Caracas, after having anticipated from there "more military movements".

"Spain will not allow its embbady to become a center of political activism," Borrell said at a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, where he is making a visit. official.

The head of the Spanish diplomacy insisted that Lopez was in the residence of the ambbadador of Spain in Caracas as a "guest" and could not ask for it. asylum, but would not be handed over to Venezuelan justice, who issued a warrant arrest against him for violating his home detention last Tuesday.

Similarly, Borrell pointed out that "despite the differences", the Spanish government's relations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are "cordial".

The executive of the Socialist Pedro Sanchez is trying to maintain a policy of "diplomatic balance" since in January, he recognized Juan Guaidó as president "in charge" of Venezuela to organize elections, but without breaking off diplomatic relations with Maduro.

However, the diplomatic strategy is threatened by the presence of an anti-Chavez leader and his family in his diplomatic delegation.

After yesterday, Venezuelan justice imposed on him a warrant of arrest. Lopez was provocative and said since the residence of the Spanish ambbadador that "soon there will be more moves in the military sector".

"We are preparing ourselves very seriously for the next phase, the transitional government," said Lopez, 48, after explaining that in the last three weeks he had met at his home with generals and commanders of Armed Forces of Venezuela.

Spain played a leading role Tuesday in the residence of its ambbadador to Lopez, who had been released from house arrest by dissident soldiers and loyal to Guido, as well as those who were trying to lead an unsuccessful "uprising" against Maduro.

Faced with this complex situation, the European Union (EU) reminded the Maduro government of the importance of respecting the diplomatic immunity of representations of Spain, one of its states members.

In this sense, Federica Mogherini, spokesperson for the High Representative for Foreign Policy of the EU, said today that she "does not comment" the decision of Spain to welcome Lopez, but stressed "the importance of respect for diplomatic immunity in all cases" "

Mogherini maintains "many contacts" to be aware of the badessment of the situation in Venezuela, said the spokesman, while preparing the meeting of the international contact group to be held on May 6 and 7 in Costa Rica. a peaceful solution to the Venezuelan crisis.