File Photo: Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares holds a press conference at his ministry headquarters in Madrid. AFP
"Spain calls for de-escalation and restraint," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Spain "has welcomed, and will continue to welcome, tens of thousands of Venezuelans forced to leave their country for political reasons, and ... stands ready to help in the search for a democratic, negotiated, and peaceful solution for the country," the ministry added.
Spain had not recognised the results of the July 28, 2024 elections, officially won by Maduro but contested by the opposition, whose candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia fled Venezuela for Madrid after the vote.
A ministry source said Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares had spoken with his counterparts from Brazil, Italy and Portugal as well as EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas -- and Urrutia -- without giving further details.
In New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed "deep concern" over US military action in Venezuela, his spokesman said Saturday, calling it “a dangerous precedent.”
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