80 British Politicians Express Solidarity with Venezuela

One hundred leading British figures, including 82 parliamentarians, have expressed their solidarity with Venezuela against right-wing destabilizing tactics and U.S. intervention.

On the anniversary of last year’s wave of right-wing violent and anti-democratic protests that left 43 people dead and 800 injured, the politicians signed a statement condemning the sectors “whose declared aim is the ousting of the elected government.”

Prestigious signatories include four former government ministers, while in total representatives of seven parties backed the call.

The signatories express agreement with bodies such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in “both condemning the ongoing wave of anti-democratic violence from extreme elements of Venezuela’s right-wing opposition … and in supporting the calls of Venezuela’s elected President Nicolas Maduro for peace and dialogue.”

The statement also expresses opposition to U.S. meddling, backing the Organization of American States in its call for “respect for the principle of non intervention in the internal affairs of states, and therefore disagree with all external interference, including through U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.”

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On Thursday young people will march in the Venezuelan capital Caracas to mark the country's Day of Youth, and reclaim the date as a day of peace.

PLEASE RT!1 year on,100 prominent British figures oppose Extreme Right Violence & US sanctions-http://t.co/wLiwO6Op6L pic.twitter.com/O9Xo7vqeJD

— VSC (@VenSolidarity) febrero 12, 2015