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A few hours away and with the clear objective of obtaining support declared to the Venezuelan opposition, a delegation of the Speaker of the National Assembly, self-proclaimed President of Venezuela ad interim, Juan Guida, was received yesterday in Rome by a sector of the Italian Government and the Vatican.

The Venezuelan delegation, composed of the President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly, Francisco Sucre, and the leader of the opposition, Rodrigo Diamanti, was received at the Vatican by the Secretary of State whose chief representative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is a great connoisseur of Venezuela since he was nuncio to that country, that is to say ambbadador of the Holy See, from 2009 to 2013, the year of his appointment to the post of Secretary of State of the Vatican by Pope Francis. But the Vatican did not say they had been received by Parolin.

"A Venezuelan delegation was received today (yesterday) from the Secretary of State – the director of the Vatican press room, Alessandro Gisotti, told reporters." The closeness of the Holy Father and the Saint -Siege with the Venezuelan people was reiterated, mainly with those who suffer. "During the meeting, Mr. Gisotti also said:" the deep concern that a just and peaceful solution is urgently needed to overcome the crisis, with respect for human rights and for the good of all the inhabitants of the country, thus avoiding the overflow of the population, the blood. "

The Venezuelan representatives presented their mission as "to explain to interlocutors the transition plan for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela through free and transparent elections". But neither the Vatican nor the politicians have spoken at any time, at least for what has happened so far, of the papal mediation between Maduro and Guaidó that has been talked about for days.

As Maduro himself acknowledged in a TV interview on February 4, he sent a letter to Francisco asking him "his best efforts, his willingness to help us on the road to dialogue" with the opposition . And the pope, on the return flight from his visit to the United Arab Emirates on February 5, said that mediation between two "the will of both parties is necessary.This is a condition that countries need to think about before asking help, the presence of a savior or mediation. "Francisco also acknowledged that" small steps need to be taken at the beginning, which facilitates the path and allows then initiate dialogue. "Many wonder if the meeting Yesterday at the Vatican could mean one of the previous steps that the pope spoke about.

Salvini with Guaidó, Di Maio said no

In Italy, the Venezuelan delegation integrated in this case also by the former mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, was received exclusively by the Minister of the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister of the Italian Government, the right Matteo Salvini , who has always condemned Maduro. But they have not been received by the entire government, since in this respect there are notable differences between the League, the Salvini party and the Five Star Movement (M5S), the other party that makes part of the government. The M5S, whose leader Luigi di Maio occupies the posts of Labor Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, has always spoken out against dictating from the outside, the actions of another country whose future must be decided by its own citizens. Due to this division within the current government, Italy has not voted in favor of the European position which ignores Maduro in particular and calls on Venezuela to call elections immediately.

Guaidó and the Venezuelan opposition want the Italian government to change its position. This is why the self-proclaimed interim president sent a letter to Salvini and Di Maio to welcome the Venezuelan delegation to Rome. But Di Maio did not accept.

In addition, Salvini had a "cordial" phone conversation with Guaidó yesterday, said the spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior. During the meeting with the Venezuelan delegation, Salvini said that his spokesman was "confirmed his tough position against Maduro" and his "full support for the constitutional path to reach free elections as soon as possible". Salvini also ensured "his maximum attention to preserve the inconsistency of Guaidó and his family in this delicate phase". For its part, the Venezuelan delegation "expressed gratitude to Salvini for the proximity and solidarity shown in the current humanitarian crisis affecting all Venezuelans and the 100,000 Italians living in Venezuela".

As revealed by the Venezuelan delegation, Guaidó also sent a letter to the Italian people in which, besides the fact that she was baffled by the position of the Italian government, recalled that "Venezuela and the" Italy have deep common roots Venezuelans consider Italians as their brothers forever.More than two million Venezuelans bear Italian names.It is a large community that considers Italy as its point of reference. . But "today, we are experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, because of an illegitimate and unrecognized government by the international community." The entire Venezuelan Venezuelan community is suffering, like the Venezuelans, from hunger and lack of drugs, "he wrote. "We need Italy to be on our side," Guaidó concluded.

The meeting between Salvini and the Venezuelans was held the day before the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Senate will receive the report on the situation in Venezuela that Chancellor Enzo Moavero Milanesi will present today. It is not excluded that a resolution has been pbaded in this regard.