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File – Juan Guaidó, Venezuelan opposition leader.
The United States supports the constitutional continuity of the Presidency in Charge as the “only democratic institution” left in Venezuela and has welcomed the agreement ratified by Juan Guaidó as interim president of the country.
MADRID, 5 (EUROPA PRESS)
“The United States supports the Venezuelan people in their desire for a peaceful restoration of democracy through free and fair elections,” the State Department said in a statement, condemning the “political repression of the Maduro regime and” rampant abuses. from the human rights”.
Likewise, he has criticized the “severe” restrictions suffered by political actors and civil society and has reiterated that there is no freedom of expression in the country: “They have robbed the Venezuelan people of democratic self-determination.”
“We call on Nicolás Maduro to rejoin the negotiations in Mexico, and to do so in good faith for the benefit of the Venezuelan people. We will continue to work with a wide range of Venezuelan and international partners using all appropriate diplomatic and economic tools to press for the release of all those detained unjustly for political reasons, “the statement stressed.
For his part, the US State Department spokesman, Ned Price, reiterated in a press conference that the United States supports “the peaceful restoration of democracy through free and fair elections” and has clarified that they will continue working to “put end to the humanitarian crisis “that the country is experiencing.
The opposition National Assembly of Venezuela approved this Monday the constitutional continuity of the Presidency in Charge, held by the opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who celebrated the ratification of his commitment to the “defense of Venezuelans.”
“It is time for the reunification of all the factors that we want a change around the fight for conditions for free and fair elections. Venezuela must be above any individual interest. What unites us all is to get out of the dictatorship.” , said the opposition leader.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this weekend in an interview with the multi-state channel Telesur that he wants to establish a “direct, courageous and sincere” dialogue with the United States.
“Hopefully, who knows when and with whom, the possibilities of a direct, courageous, sincere and understanding dialogue with the United States Government will open up. I wish it were with the Government of Joe Biden,” he said.
Maduro pointed out that he established dialogues with the opposition in Mexico on August 13, although they were suspended after the extradition of the Colombian businessman, Alex Saab, extradited to the United States, despite being accredited as a Venezuelan diplomat.