Venezuelan Parliament proposes severance of diplomatic relations with Spain

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The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, has informed that the proposal of agreement to urge the national Executive President to evaluate the breaking of diplomatic and commercial relations with Spain has been consigned. teleSUR

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00:00And the National Assembly of Venezuela approved a pre-temporary agreement that proposes the

00:06government to break off diplomatic and commercial relations with the Kingdom of Spain.

00:11The request was made by the President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, in view

00:15of the Spanish government interference in Venezuelan sovereignty.

00:19The incident occurred after the Spanish oligarchy approved a motion in Parliament to disregard

00:24the electoral victory of President Nicolás Maduro.

00:27Likewise, on the ordinarization, Rodríguez noted that the goal of the National Assembly

00:31is to deepen the necessary transformations in Venezuela's legal area.

00:42That's why I'd like to urge this Parliament to approve by absolute majority in an enthusiastic

00:46manner.

00:47I spur you to approve as we are outraged, but concurrently we are aware of the value

00:51that we have inherited from the glory of our liberator.

00:54So it's our duty to pass an agreement where we peremptorily request that the Bolivarian

00:59government breaks off diplomatic, consular and commercial relations with the Kingdom

01:03of Spain, those lawmakers who are in favor of the agreement presented by Vice.

01:09President Pedro Infante, please raise your hands as usual.

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