USA says Chavanist leadership negotiates individual outflows – 05/10/2019

The United States Government is convinced that in a very short time the environment of the Nicolás Maduro he will rebel and abandon him. They claim that the main Venezuelan military chiefs permanently, main support of the president, call the US representatives to look for a negotiated solution.

Kimberly Breier, deputy secretary of the State Department's Western Affairs Bureau, visiting Buenos Aires, spoke yesterday with a group of journalists, including Clarin, and noted that Maduro is much more isolated than it seems. He also pointed out that for the moment they left out the possibility of military intervention and that they focused on the diplomatic path.

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– What is the strategy that the United States will adopt now? in Venezuela, considering that the pressure against Maduro has not worked so far?

– Four months ago, we are working with the Speaker of Parliament, Juan Guaidó, and 54 countries already recognize him as acting president. Two institutions, the OAS and the IDB, have Guaidó representatives. We sanctioned over 150 plan members and canceled more than 100 visas. I would say that the pressures work.

Last week, we saw that the regime was weakening. What he does with the arrest of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Edgar Zambrano, and the trials of opposition MPs are actions of a weak regime. The sanctions cut the bases of the regime's support. We will continue with the pressures. And I want to clarify that it is a regional crisis, that it is not something between the United States and Venezuela, but between Latin America. and Venezuela.

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– Are all actions still on the table, including possible military intervention?

-We are working to find a peaceful solution. That's what we try to do. In these cases, we always keep all the options on the table. But we are looking for a peaceful exit.

-What happened on April 30 with the failure of the military uprising? Is he still negotiating with this military leadership?

-First, there have been conversations with people around Maduro, and what happened on April 30 is an example. The people around Maduro constantly ask where they can go, how they are going to prepare for their future. All your equipment Maduro is an isolated man in his own country. It does not even have the support of the security services. The head of SEBIN, responsible for the country's intelligence dome, has left and issued a letter rejecting Maduro's leadership. People around Maduro are thinking of their own future.

– Would they include Maduro in an alleged "forgiveness", if he decided to leave power?

-Yes, but I would not say that. This is a welcome departure. We are looking for a peaceful solution, but a solution of this kind must include the departure of Maduro from the country and his team. The details of how, where and what would be negotiated would be solved later. We have always said that if the behavior changes, we could change our sanctions policy.

-If Guaidó stop him, could he speed up or trigger a military intervention?

-It is very difficult to say. I can not give a direct answer because it's a decision of the president. It would be very serious if they touched Guaidó or his family. The European group said the same thing. But right now, we are focusing on diplomatic tools such as Treasury Department actions, sanctions, the Lima group, international pressure and diplomatic channels. We are working towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

– Is the negotiation with Russia in this sense?

-We are talking to the Russians about Venezuela. I think that they will continue. But we have very different perspectives on this. In addition, the fact that the Russians sent military personnel and planes does not help.