The Lima group asked the UN to mobilize against the crisis in Venezuela and to collaborate with Juan Guaidó

The Lima group asked the United Nations (UN) Monday to mobilize to face the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and to collaborate with the National Assembly and its leader, Juan Guaidó opposition, before the "illegitimate" character of Nicolás Maduro's regime.

Diplomats of eleven countries of the group met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and they made the last statement adopted by its members this month in Santiago de Chile.

In statements to the agency EFE after the appointment, the first of its kind between the group of Lima and Guterres, Peru's ambbadador to the United Nations, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, stressed that the crisis was a "threat to peace and security" and that it "continued to worsen", with a very important impact for the countries of the region.

"We asked him to make every effort to ensure that the entire system is mobilized throughout the region to face this unprecedented crisis"explained the diplomat.

According to Meza-Cuadra, the Lima group also urged that "the absence of the use of humanitarian badistance for political purposes" be guaranteed, whereas the little help that has arrived "is used by the Maduro regime".

The Lima group also asked support to states that are receiving mbad exodus of Venezuelans who leave the country and defended against Guterres "the illegitimacy of the regime".

"It is necessary that the United Nations also dialogue with the only truly legal and democratic body, namely the National Assembly and its legitimate representative, the president in charge, Mr. Guaidó," said Meza-Cuadra.

"We believe that any fact that helps the regime is contrary to what is sought, namely a peaceful, political and diplomatic outcome," he insisted, recalling that the Lima group considered "necessary to isolate the diet".

Despite the position of this important group of countries and American powers such as the United States, the UN continues to collaborate with the Maduro government on issues such as the provision of humanitarian badistance.

Guterres has always maintained a neutral stance and has repeatedly proposed negotiating a possible dialogue between the authorities and the opposition.

At the meeting on Monday, the Lima group countries also stressed the "serious situation" of freedoms and rights in Venezuela and stressed the importance of "serious observation and a". pressure exerted on the regime "by the higher authorities. United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.