{"id":39164,"date":"2026-01-03T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=39164"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:11:14","slug":"eu-urges-restraint-respect-for-international-law-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/eu-urges-restraint-respect-for-international-law-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"EU urges ‘restraint’, respect for international law in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The EU called for “restraint” and respect for international law in Venezuela on Saturday after President Donald Trump announced US forces had captured leader Nicolas Maduro in a large-scale assault.<\/p>\n

“The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition” in Venezuela, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas wrote on X after speaking with her US counterpart Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n

“Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa echoed the message.<\/p>\n

“We stand by the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful and democratic transition. Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter,” von der Leyen said on social media.<\/p>\n

Costa said he was following developments in Venezuela “with great concern”, adding that “the European Union calls for de-escalation”.<\/p>\n

Kallas said the EU was closely monitoring the fast-moving situation and that she had spoken to the bloc’s envoy to Venezuela, with the safety of EU citizens “our top priority.”<\/p>\n

The EU has not recognised the results of the disputed 2024 election that handed Maduro a third term in power, and has slapped sanctions on dozens of Venezuelan officials for undermining democracy in the country.<\/p>\n

The 27-nation bloc has stopped short, however, of formally recognising opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuela’s rightful leader, as the United States has done.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez Urrutia ran as a last-minute stand-in for opposition figurehead Maria Corina Machado, who was barred from contesting last year’s election.<\/p>\n

After the vote, Gonzalez Urrutia fled Venezuela for Madrid — which offered to act as mediator after Maduro’s capture on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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