Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed his readiness to meet with the speaker of parliament Juan Guadillo, who has established himself as interim president of the country.
“There is always a channel for dialogue with the opposition, under any circumstances,” Maduro told a news conference, stressing his readiness to meet with Guido. “Today, tomorrow, and at all times ready to go …
If there is a need to meet this man at 3 am, I will go, I am ready for dialogue. “
Venezuela has been under growing tension after National Assembly President Guido declared himself “interim president” of the country. President-elect Nicholas Maduro later announced that diplomatic ties with Washington had been cut off, accusing it of masterminding a coup attempt against him.
In the outbreak of the crisis, President Donald Trump quickly recognized the leader of the opposition as a transitional president, followed by Canada, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Georgia and Britain.
While Russia, Turkey, Mexico and Bolivia supported the legitimacy of Maduro, who a few days ago was sworn in as president for a new six-year term.