Maduro considers "insolence" that European powers demand general elections in Venezuela

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, rejected today as "an insolence" and "a utimatum" the request of Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom, among other European powers, to call for a general election to overcome the country's crisis. Caribbean countries.

"Nobody can give us an ultimatum of this type, if someone wants to leave the country, he can do it, Venezuela is not related to Europe," said an interview to CNN Turk with an American news agency EFE reporter.

"Once again, Europe is making a mistake about Venezuela." She believes that our history is non-existent, despite two hundred years of independence, and we underestimate because we are in the south is insolent Maduro added.

Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, among other European countries, on Saturday urged the Maduro government to call early elections within a maximum of eight days.

They warned that if Maduro did not comply with what was requested, they will recognize as a legitimate authority of the Venezuelan state the opposition Juan Guaidó, proclaimed "president in charge" by the National Assembly (Parliament), four days ago.

The National Assembly, with a majority of opposition, proclaimed Guaidó invoking the Constitution and held that Maduro's last election at the polls was null and void.

While the United States and several countries in the region have recognized Guaidó almost immediately, the major European powers have reacted first with more caution and Saturday with the demand that Maduro convene elections.

"We will establish peace and continue to condemn these events, as we have done at the (UN) Security Council." All these lies are the work of the United States, I am open to dialogue, "said Maduro according to the Turkish translation of the interview

On Saturday, the European powers made clear their position to the United Nations Security Council, while the United States called on all countries to take a stand in this institutional crisis.

On the other hand, Russia and China, which are the only members of the United Nations with the right of veto in the Security Council, alongside the United States, France and the United Kingdom, have ratified their support for the Maduro government.