The emphasis of 26 European countries on the right to self-determination of the Venezuelan people

According to RCO News Agency, 26 member states of the European Union called for calm and restraint on Sunday after the recent US military action against Venezuela and emphasized the need to respect international laws.

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the country’s military launched a massive attack against Venezuela and arrested the country’s president and his wife and transferred them to the United States for trial in a federal court.

The United States has accused Maduro of leading drug cartels. Washington has announced that Venezuela will be governed by American rules and using the financial and energy resources of this Latin American country. “Delcy Rodríguez”, Maduro’s deputy, whose government was not recognized by the United States, has been announced as the interim president.

According to reports, the US is optimistic about cooperating with Rodriguez because of the way he manages Venezuela’s oil resources, but has made relations with his government conditional on his following US rules and reserving the right to take further military action against Venezuela if Washington’s interests are not met.

Anatolia News agency reported: The European Union calls on all actors to maintain calm and restraint in order to prevent the escalation of the crisis and ensure a peaceful solution to this crisis. The European Union reminds that the principles of international law and the United Nations Charter must be respected under all circumstances. This was stated in a joint statement issued by Kaya Callas, the head of the European Union’s foreign policy.

This joint statement, which was issued by Kaya Kalas, the head of the European Union’s external action service, and 26 member countries of this bloc except Hungary, emphasized the “special responsibility” of UN Security Council members in supporting the principles of international law as “one of the pillars of the international security structure”.

The statement stated: The European Union has repeatedly declared that Nicolás Maduro lacks the legitimacy of a democratically elected president and has supported a peaceful transition to democracy led by the Venezuelan people, respecting the country’s national sovereignty. The right of the Venezuelan people to determine their future must be respected.

European countries emphasized the need to address and fight “transnational organized crime and drug trafficking” through continuous cooperation “with full respect for international law and the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty”.

“We are in close contact with the United States and regional and international partners to facilitate and support dialogue with all parties involved and to achieve a negotiated, democratic, inclusive and peaceful solution to the crisis led by the Venezuelan people,” the statement said.

These countries also emphasized respecting the desire of the Venezuelan people to “restore democracy and resolve the current crisis.”

European countries also demanded the unconditional release of political prisoners.

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