Juan Guaidó gave details of the call he made with Antony Blinken: “We are looking to increase the pressure on the regime.”

The Interim President and the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, met Tuesday afternoon with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The president in charge underlined that the call is part of the strategies with the allied governments to “increase the pressure on the regime”.

“We were talking with the Secretary of State, also this afternoon with the Canadian Chancellor, as part of the program of international alliances to save democracy. Venezuela’s legitimate dialogue has the government in charge “Said Guaidó.

“We are looking to increase the pressure on the regime, but also to look for alternatives to the complex humanitarian emergency, with the Covax system for vaccination and the care of migrants,” the acting president said on some of the issues he had with Blinker.

During the call, the White House State Department released a statement: “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. Secretary Blinken stressed the importance of returning to democracy in Venezuela through free and fair elections “.

Blinken described our efforts to work with like-minded allies, including the European Union, the Lima Group, the Organization of American States and the International Contact Group, to increase multilateral pressure and lobby for a peaceful and democratic transition. Secretary Blinken and Acting President Guaidó discussed urgent humanitarian needs in Venezuela that have forced nearly 5.5 million Venezuelans to flee Venezuela, and Secretary Blinken applauded the efforts to find solutions to alleviate their suffering and pledged the continued support of the United States, ”added the text posted on the official website.

For its part, the Communication Center of the Interim Government of Venezuela, stressed that a statement that “Guaidó thanked Secretary Blinken for the support given to the Venezuelan people and the strong relationship that has been created between Venezuela and the United States.”

President Guaidó expressed to Secretary Blinken his government’s commitment to work in cooperation with the United States and other allies to end the suffering of our nation by dramatically increasing humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people, overcoming the permanent obstruction of the Venezuelan dictatorship. . Maduro, who has systematically used humanitarian aid as a weapon and a blackmail against the Venezuelan people, ”the letter added.

“President Guaidó and Secretary Blinken have agreed to work with the international community to organize free, fair and transparent presidential and parliamentary elections, in accordance with international standards” concludes the text.

“Today, the interim Venezuelan president @jguaido and I spoke of our unwavering support for democracy in Venezuela and our efforts to improve the lives of the Venezuelan people, ”the United States Secretary of State posted on his Twitter account.

Joe Biden stressed that he maintained his support for Guaidó as interim president of the Republic. His administration also stressed that it was not evaluating the lifting of sanctions against the regime of Nicolás Maduro. until a negotiation is concluded to resolve the crisis facing Venezuela.

The United States maintains its position of pressure to achieve a transition in Venezuela that will lead to the holding of free elections in the country. For this, a transitional framework has been proposed in which it is expressed how a political change should develop.

Juan Guaidó also met with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau on Tuesday. They addressed issues such as human rights, the political crisis, humanitarian aid and the public health situation.

During the meeting, Guaidó thanked the strong support that Canada has given Venezuelans and the interim government for the restoration of democracy in the country.

Garneau said: “We will continue to support and work for the restoration of democracy and republican freedom in Venezuela. Mr. President, Canada is your friend ”.

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