He Council of the European Union temporarily suspended the travel restrictions it imposed on Elvis Amoroso, president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), and three other former members of the organization, with the intention of “to support” the organization of the elections on July 28.
Peter Stano, EU spokesman for Foreign Affairs of the diplomatic institution, said that the measure was taken to check the EU commitment to elections in Venezuela.
«With this important and positive signal, we acknowledge the recent encouraging steps and we reconfirm our commitment and support for the smooth development of the electoral process,” he told EFE.
In this way, the European Union remains an international observer in the elections. «The EU will continue to cooperating closely with the National Electoral Council with a view to the possible deployment of an electoral observation mission “to provide an independent and impartial assessment of the electoral process,” he added.
EU mission
Following a visit in April by delegates from the institutionJosep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, announced that an election observation mission would be sent to participate in the presidential elections.
For this reason, the body has now decided to extend the restrictive measures on Venezuela, specifically until January 10, 2025.; date on which the president-elect must take office.
“These measures are directed exclusively at a limited list of people. The EU does not impose economic sanctions on Venezuela“Stano recalled.
He also said that the European Union supports integrative dialogue as a tool to help the country. to achieve political coexistence.
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2024-07-07 00:02:16
