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Montevideo, May 4th 2024 - 09:26 UTC

Tag: Juan Guaido

  • Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 16:15 UTC

    Maduro challenges Guaido to call elections

    Elections in Venezuela are organized by the National Electoral Council, where four out of the five rectors are manifestly militants of the ruling party and their terms are expired.

    The head of Venezuela's ruling regime, Nicolás Maduro, asked the head of the National Assembly (AN), Juan Guaidó, recognized as interim president of the same nation by some 50 countries, to call presidential elections on Tuesday. Maduro's challenge is given because he believes he would defeat him and this would put an end to the dispute over the executive power that has marked an institutional crisis unprecedented in the Caribbean country.

  • Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

    Trump calls on Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaido

    Trump issued a dire warning to Venezuela's military if they continue with Maduro: “you will find no safe harbor, no easy exit, no way out. You will lose everything.”

    President Donald Trump said on Monday that “a new day is coming in Latin America,” as he sought to rally support among the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S. for opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Speaking at Florida International University in Miami before large American and Venezuelan flags, Trump said the U.S. stands behind Guaido, whom the U.S. recognizes as the country's rightful president, and condemns President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies.

  • Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 16:36 UTC

    US Air Force plane takes off with help for Venezuela

    The aircrafts transport boxes sealed with the label of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), contain food and assistance for about 25 thousand people

    A C-17 cargo plane of the United States Air Force took off Saturday from the Homestead Air Force Base, in Florida, with the Venezuelan-Colombian border as the destination. The aircraft is one of three that will transport 250 tons of food, hygiene kits and nutritional supplements, a congressional aide to the US Congress told the Associated Press (AP).

  • Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 11:00 UTC

    Uruguayan president Vazquez now supports free credible elections in Venezuela

    The Uruguayan administration continues to support Maduro as legitimate president, it “understands” but not necessarily justifies the existence of political prisoners and the humanitarian situation

    As advanced by Mercopress, Uruguay and Argentine presidents', Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri open agenda surprise meeting was in effect to address the Venezuelan situation, particularly what has been described in Buenos Aires as the erratic accommodative stance to circumstances and environment, of the Vazquez administration.

  • Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

    Pope refers to Maduro as “Mr.” and recalls previous dialogues accords' were not honored

    The newspaper noted, however, that Pope Francis addressed Maduro as “Señor, Mr.” rather than “president.” (Archive)

    Pope Francis has sent a letter to Nicolas Maduro responding to a recent invitation to mediate in the Venezuelan political crisis, according to an Italian newspaper. Milan daily newspaper Corriere Della Sera published a report saying that previous peace efforts in Venezuela were “interrupted because what had been agreed in the meetings was not followed by concrete gestures to implement the agreements.”

  • Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

    Russia ready to facilitate internal dialogue in Venezuela, and tells US “hands off”

    Russia has sided with President Nicolas Maduro in his standoff with opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Photo archive)

    Russia said on Tuesday it was ready to facilitate the start of dialogue between Venezuela's government and opposition, but warned the United States against intervening in Caracas' internal affairs.

  • Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

    Guaido announces humanitarian aid will enter Venezuela on February 23

    Tens of thousands of protesters had taken to the streets to demand that Maduro allow aid into Venezuela, where food and medicine shortages are rife.

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guido told a huge rally of supporters on Tuesday that humanitarian aid would enter the country on Feb. 23, setting the stage for a showdown with President Nicolas Maduro who has refused to let supplies in.

  • Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 22:11 UTC

    United Kingdom confirms humanitarian aid for Venezuelans

    UK's aid will ensure people fleeing their homes have access to critical support, including through the provision of mobile health clinics and help meet the immediate needs of those forced to flee

    The government of the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that it will grant 6.5 million pounds, approximately 8.4 million dollars, to finance the different humanitarian agencies that are in the region assisting Venezuelan citizens inside and outside their country.

  • Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

    Unexpected meeting of Uruguay and Argentina to address the Venezuelan situation

    Vazquez and Macri will meet on Wednesday at the Anchorena park, a twenty minutes helicopter flight from Buenos Aires

    Presidents from Uruguay and Argentina, Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri, will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss an open agenda, but which according to Buenos Aires sources will be centered on the Venezuelan situation, where the two countries hold different positions. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Colonia, at the Anchorena Park, which is an official resting place of the Uruguayan Executive, and a twenty minutes helicopter flight distance from Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

    Brazil ready to provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela through Roraima

    The aid to be sent to the Brazilian state of Roraima bordering Venezuela would come from Brazil’s government, private companies and other nations, Belandria said. (Referencial photo)

    Venezuelan opposition envoy Maria Teresa Belandria was received as her country’s official ambassador in Brazil on Monday and said Brazil’s government would provide all possible support to get humanitarian aid to the border.