Venezuela​

Having been informed of the judicial orders issued against seven legitimately appointed members of the Venezuelan National Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, expressed his “firmest condemnation for the provisions, which violate the basic principles of parliamentary immunity and the Rule of Law. Similar repressive acts do nothing to help finding a democratic and peaceful solution to the serious Venezuelan situation, to achieve which the Italian government is working together with the European Union, also within the International Contact Group”. Within this context, MP Mariela Magallanes, one of the recipients of the aforesaid orders who is married to an Italian citizen and is pending the recognition of the Italian citizenship, is hosted in the Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Caracas and will be extended all possible protection and hospitality, in complete compliance with diplomatic conventions.