The Venezuelan government rejects the renewal of EU sanctions against the country.
On November 11, the EU announced the renewal, until November 14, 2023, of sanctions against officials linked to the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Sputnik - The Venezuelan government has rejected the renewal, for another year, of the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against its country, considering them illegal and limiting the population's access to medicines and food.
"The unilateral coercive measures illegally applied by the European Union in a premeditated manner punish and massively violate the human rights of the Venezuelan people, as their indirect consequences end up limiting access to food, medicine, primary supplies, machinery, spare parts, and equipment necessary to guarantee fundamental rights and ensure the normal development of our society," says the statement from Itamaraty (Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
On November 11, the EU announced the renewal, until November 14, 2023, of sanctions against officials linked to the government of Nicolás Maduro.
In this regard, the government highlighted that the renewal of sanctions was announced on the same day that the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, publicly expressed his willingness to support negotiations between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition.
"It is inconsistent and constitutes a slap in the face of the French initiative called the Forum for Peace (...) We repudiate the insane policy of resorting to these tools of political blackmail, contrary to democratic principles and human rights, establishing a dangerous practice contrary to the principles of international law and peaceful coexistence between States," the text states.
According to the statement, with this decision "the intention is to insist on a completely erroneous strategy, with which the EU has failed, in the last five years, to achieve its objective of overthrowing the Bolivarian government."
Among those punished with sentences exceeding four years are Vice President Delcy Rodríguez; the Minister of Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami; as well as military personnel, electoral and judicial officials, members of parliament, and governors, among others.
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