Greek diplomatic sources categorically denied for a second time on Friday a Financial Times report which claimed that Greece had blocked calls for sanctions against Venezuela after diplomatic talks in Brussels. 
According to the sources, the report contains "false information that creates false impressions and distorts the truth", adding that domestic news reports that "reproduce inaccuracies referring to alleged sanctions and a Greek veto are totally unsubstantiated"
"In fact, during her speech at the meeting [in Brussels], the Greek representative did not even refer to the issue of sanctions, which were not included in the points examined during the negotiations over the EU Declaration. The [final] statement, eventually, as the ones before that, was issued by the EU's High Representative in the name of the entire European Union," the sources said. 
They also said that despite the ministry's written rebuttal of the FT article on Thursday the paper never published its statement or corrected the printed article. 
The FT said in a story published on its website said Greece had "strongly resisted Spain's demands [to impose sanctions against Venezuela], effectively ruling out the immediate prospect of European sanctions that cannot go ahead without unanimous support from member states."