Guaidó opened the door to papal mediation | C …

In an interview given today to the Italian channel Sky TG24 on Italian television, Venezuela's self-proclaimed president, Juan Guaidó, has admitted the possibility of a mediation by Pope Francisco on the political and social conflict that is affecting the South American country. Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro had sent a letter to the pope asking him to intervene but on Tuesday, at the end of the trip to the United Arab Emirates, Francisco warned that "for mediation to be possible, the will of both parties is necessary. ".

When asked if he would accept papal mediation, Guaidó, who had previously denied this possibility, saying that Maduro's strategy was to favor himself, said that "quite naturally, I call all those who can help us, like the Holy Father, like the rest of the diplomacy, they can collaborate for the end of the usurpation, for a transitional government ".

On the same topic, Pope Jorge Bergoglio had also stated that "in general, there are small steps, the last is mediation, these are small initial steps, facilitators, but not only on the part from the Vatican, but from all diplomacy, to approach one and the other in order to initiate dialogue possibilities, which is how it works in diplomacy. "

In his interview with Sky TG24, Guaidó said that "here, what is dramatic in Venezuela right now, is that the bloodshed is running."

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