Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil (center) meets with Spanish Ambassador in Venezuela Ramón Santos Martínez to condemn Spain's interventionist actions, Caracas, September 13, 2024. Photo: MPPRE.
Given the “insolent, interfering, and rude” statements made by Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles, who called the constitutional mandate of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro “a dictatorship,” Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil summoned to his office the ambassador of Spain in Venezuela, Ramón Santos Martínez, to whom he made it clear that Venezuela will not allow “any interference by the government of Spain in matters that correspond exclusively to Venezuelans.”
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At the meeting on Friday, September 13, the Venezuelan foreign minister, accompanied by Deputy Minister for Europe Coromoto Godoy, emphasized Venezuela’s position of noninterference in other country’s internal affairs in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law.
Spanish Defense Minister Robles had attempted to justify her interventionist statements with the exit of former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia from Venezuela, who left the country on September 7 by means of a safe passage granted by the Venezuelan government. The far-right politician left Venezuela after requesting asylum in Spain, despite having an arrest warrant issued against him five days before by the Attorney General’s Office (MP) for the “alleged commission of crimes of usurpation of functions and forgery of public documents.” The case against González is related to the publication of falsified voting records of the July 28 presidential elections on a webpage managed by Venezuelan far-right leader María Corina Machado’s NGO Súmate.
González is also accused of alleged instigation of disobedience of authorities, conspiracy, cybercrimes, and criminal association. The arrest warrant was issued after the Attorney General’s Office summoned González Urrutia thrice, but he failed to appear.
The government of Venezuela also summoned the Venezuelan ambassador accredited to the Kingdom of Spain, Gladys Gutiérrez, for consultations.
(Últimas Noticias) by Larry Márquez
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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