
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during his weekly show Con Maduro+. Photo: Presidential Press.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during his weekly show Con Maduro+. Photo: Presidential Press.
This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro emphasized his government’s willingness to initiate a new stage of relations with Europe despite Europe’s illegal sanctions against Venezuela.
“I hope we can move towards new relations with all of Europe. I hope we can move towards a new stage of relations with Europe,” said President Maduro on Monday, July 17, during his weekly show Con Maduro+.Â
Vice President RodrĂguez Arrives in Brussels to Represent Venezuela at III EU-CELAC Summit
In statements broadcast by Venezolana de TelevisiĂłn, Maduro highlighted the participation of Vice President Delcy RodrĂguez, who is representing Venezuela in the III Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU).
“I sent Delcy to bring the voice of Venezuela, the truth, to the CELAC-EU summit,” stated President Maduro.
In this regard, he said that in the summit, RodrĂguez will demand the lifting of the illegal sanctions promoted by the EU and the United States and, thus, advance to a new stage of relations.
Venezuela Demands EU Respect Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC-EU Meeting)
“That is why I sent Delcy RodrĂguez to the summit. To tell Europe that with respect, everything is possible. I congratulate Vice President RodrĂguez for carrying the voice of Venezuela,” Maduro said.
From Brussels, Belgium, Vice President RodrĂguez affirmed that Venezuela aspires to paths of peace, cooperation and joint action against the climate crisis for the whole world.
“Venezuela aspires to genuine cooperation that is fruitful for the people, who expect something from their leaders. So we come with great hope and a message of peace and harmony, which should be the path that guides our countries,” wrote RodrĂguez on social media.
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