Diosdado Cabello warns Edmundo González that he will arrest him “if he sets foot” in Venezuela. Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia stated this Monday, January 6, 2024, that the meeting he held in the White House with the US President Joe Bidenwas “long, fruitful and cordial.”
In brief statements to the press after the meeting, González Urrutia said that Biden “heartily accompanies him” in his attempt to return to Venezuela for the investiture on January 10, in the midst of a tense panorama in the Latin American country, as the Armed Forces have reiterated their support and loyalty to Nicolás Maduro, who is their current commander in chief.
González Urrutia explained that they addressed “various aspects of the bilateral relationship” and that he thanked him for the “support” received from the United States Government. “in this fight for the democratic recovery of Venezuela.”
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What did he say about his future relationship with Donald Trump?
The opponent did not confirm whether he intends to meet with the US president-elect, Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, but he announced that relations with the new Administration will be “very, very close and also very beneficial for Venezuela.”
“We are going to continue with the same bipartisan policy that we have had from the beginning and with this we are going to ensure that the path to the restoration of democracy is as soon as possible.”
Regarding opposition leader María Corina Machado’s call for Venezuelans to take to the streets, Gonzalez Urrutia declared that “the recovery of democracy is everyone’s task.”
The White House, for its part, has not yet issued statements after the meeting and the meeting was not part of Biden’s official agenda this Monday, which is made public daily.
His visit to Washington is part of a tour to gain international support for the presidential inauguration scheduled for January 10.
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He National Electoral Council (CNE) After the elections on July 28, he proclaimed the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro, but has not provided evidence with disaggregated results of his victory.
The largest opposition coalition presented voting records that give victory to González Urrutia, who has been considered the president-elect by the United States and other countries.
His visit to Washington comes after he met in Argentina on Saturday with President Javier Milei and, later, in Uruguay, with President Luis Lacalle Pou, in addition to holding a video conference with the Paraguayan head of state, Santiago Peña.
What did you say about the position of the Colombian government regarding the possession?
When asked about the Colombian government’s position regarding the January 10 inauguration, where President Gustavo Petro shared that the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela will attend the event, he said: “The diplomats in Venezuela have been aware of their role there and they are respecting the rules that they usually have in these cases in democracy.”
Furthermore, he added that “we come from a long journey of countries in the south, we were first in Europe, and the accompaniment, support and support that we have received from all those countries invites us and encourages us to continue because we are on the right path.” .
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