The president of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, unknown to the United States, called this Saturday to Venezuela Joe Biden’s new administration to “turn the page”, declaring itself willing to establish “a new path” in the broken diplomatic relations between Caracas and Washington.
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“We are ready to walk a new path of relations with the Joe Biden government on the basis of mutual respect, dialogue, communication and understanding (…). Venezuela, this Venezuela of the XXI Century, Bolivarian and revolutionary, is ready to turn the page and to build new avenues of respect, dialogue and diplomatic communication with the new U.S. government, “Maduro said in a speech to supporters.
The event coincided with the commemorations for January 23, 1958, the date on which the military dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez fell. Exactly on January 23, 2019, the opposition leader Juan Guaidó was proclaimed president in charge of
Venezuela after the opposition majority that controlled the unicameral National Assembly declared Maduro a “usurper,” accusing him of being re-elected with a “fraud” in 2018.
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The administration of Donald Trump immediately recognized Guaidó as interim president and the socialist ruler responded by announcing the rupture of relations between Caracas and Washington, tense since the era of the victim former President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013).
This 21st century Venezuela (…) is ready to turn the page and build new paths of respect, dialogue and diplomatic communication
“Two years ago I had to react with strength and dignity and, from this same balcony, I proceeded as head of state to break all political and diplomatic relations with the United States government since then, “Maduro continued.
Antony Blinken, nominated by Biden as the new Secretary of State, has said that the White House will continue to recognize Guaidó despite the new Chavista majority in Parliament, after an election boycotted by the opposition – denouncing them as fraudulent – and unknown to the United States, The European Union and several Latin American countries. Blinken called Maduro a “brutal dictator.”
Guaidó defends the continuity of the old opposition Parliament before the questions to the legislative elections of the past 6 January and, with this, of his position of head of the congress, From which he claimed the interim presidency.
Analysts believe the Biden government will be more moderate and will advocate for international mediation for a gradual transition of power to
Venezuela.
AFP
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