Summary: January 21, 2003: Declaration by the Presidency, on behalf of the European Union, on the establishment of the Group of Friends of Venezuela (Brussels)
The EU welcomes the establishment of the Group of Friends of Venezuela (Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and USA) announced in Quito on 15 January by the Secretary General of the OAS.
The EU expresses its full support for the contribution the Group of Friends can offer in fostering a viable solution to the crisis in Venezuela along the objectives set by the OAS resolution 833, in particular a peaceful, democratic, constitutional and electoral solution to the crisis.
The EU considers that the Secretary General of the OAS has - through the Group of Friends - an additional valuable instrument in his efforts to build the conditions for genuine dialogue and reconciliation.
The EU urges the institutions and people of Venezuela to seek a solution to the crisis with the assistance of the Secretary General of the OAS and the Group of Friends and in the framework of full respect of democratic principles and the rule of law, including the respect of the freedom of the press.
The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union, the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, and the EFTA countries, members of the European Economic Area align themselves with this declaration.
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