Borrell meets in New York with members of the Venezuelan regime and the democratic opposition

Josep Borrell, Spanish Foreign Minister, has held two-way meetings in New York with representatives of the Venezuelan regime and the opposition with the aim of resuming negotiations to end the conflict as a result of the humanitarian crisis in which Maduro has plunged Borrell “has urged them to urgently resume negotiations with concrete commitments aimed at holding presidential elections because they are the only way to solve the crisis that the country and the region are suffering,” the department headed by Borrell reported in In addition, the minister has participated in the ministerial meeting of the International Contact Group for Venezuela held in New York, in which he pointed out the need to “increase humanitarian aid and its disengagement from the political solution of the crisis.” has’ deeply regretted the stalling of the Oslo process, but stressed that reasonable proposals for The negotiating process ». Thus, he urged the use of “appropriate mechanisms for the parties to resume the negotiating process that should take as a starting point the proposals negotiated in this process.” To do this, he has pointed out the need to “combine pressure and incentive measures and continue working on the political path for a rapprochement of the positions of the parties.The EU launched at the end of January a contact group with European and Latin American countries with the aim of facilitating a “peaceful and democratic” solution in Venezuela, specifically to help create the “minimum” conditions to allow the celebration of new “Free” presidential elections, with international guarantees such as the release of political prisoners, but also to facilitate access to humanitarian aid in Venezuela. Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom participate in the group , on the European side, as well as Ecuador, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Bolivia and Panama on the Latin American side.The EU has opted for diplomatic channels to resolve the Venezuelan crisis, but has made it clear to Caracas that it will push for more sanctions if there is no progress in negotiations with the opposition.