In an interview with EITB Media, the Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Spanish government has “received verbal authorization to provide them with consular protection”.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, trusts that the two Basques detained in Venezuela will be able to receive a personal visit from representatives of the Spanish Consulate “very soon” and hopes that “they will be back with their families in 2013 .” the country as soon as possible.” Basque Country”. In an interview with EITB Media, Albares assures that he has repeatedly informed the Venezuelan government that the accusations against Bilbao residents José María Basoa Valdovinos and Andrés Martínez Adasme “have no basis” and that they are not part of any Spanish public organization.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs recalls that Venezuela has communicated “by verbal note” that it authorizes the Government of Spain to grant “consular protection” to the two detainees and that it therefore hopes “an in-person visit very soon, to in their situation, guarantee that they have access to a lawyer, that their defense and their rights are respected and that they return as quickly as possible to where they were always meant to be, with their families in the Basque Country.
Source: EITB
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