Szijjarto to push for ‘bolder, firmer’ EU stance on developments in Venezuela
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday said he will urge the European Union to take a "bolder and firmer" position on the recent developments in Venezuela at next week's meeting of EU foreign ministers.
In a Facebook post after a phone call with Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, Szijjarto said they were in agreement on the importance of respecting sovereignty, freedom, free elections and fundamental democratic values.
He said he had told Machado that the Hungarian nation’s history was filled with fights for freedom and sovereignty, struggles against oppressors and the love of freedom.
“I assured her that at next week’s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council I will urge the European Union to take a bolder, firmer and more clear-cut position on the issue of the developments in Venezuela,” the minister said.
