The G7 underlines its “full support” for the reconciliation negotiations taking place in Venezuelaand insists on linking this process to economic recovery, which is why it speaks out in favor of investments and trade agreements for “a more stable and prosperous future.”
In a statement published this Wednesday, after the two-day meeting in Paris, the foreign ministers of the seven richest countries (the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Canada) indicate that They take note of “the will of the Venezuelan people to turn the page on the prolonged political and economic crisis they face.”
They point out that “Venezuela’s economic recovery is intrinsically linked to the political reconciliation process” and propose emergency humanitarian aid, as well as civil protection activities after the two earthquakes of June 24.
On their support for the talks between what they call the “interim government” and the delegation of the National Assembly elected in 2015, the heads of G7 diplomacy They are congratulated that it has already led to “tangible progress.”
They insist on asking all parties to continue working “in good faith” to achieve “the reestablishment of institutions and the rule of law and the holding of free and fair elections.”
They also emphasize “the paramount importance of offering guarantees to all parties and civil society organizations to allow their participation in the democratic process” and call for “the release of all political prisoners.”
The G7 declaration, a dozen pages in total and with special attention in terms of space to the crises in Ukraine and the Middle East, was initially expected on Tuesday afternoon, although the French presidency had warned that it first had to be validated and verified in its entirety by all delegations.
