A divided UN Security Council will tackle the crisis in Venezuela today.

A divided UN Security Council will discuss Saturday the situation in Venezuelafor the first time since the presidency of Parliament, Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed president of this country.

The United States, who called for the meeting, will be responsible for the countries that will support the leader of the opposition, while Russia and China will lead the supporters of the president, Nicolás Maduro.

The intention of the United States is to use this appointment to urge the rest of the international community to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela's "interim constitutional president," the state department said Friday. .

The head of the American diplomacy, Mike Pompeo, will represent the country and "call to support the transitional government in its mission of restoration of democracy and the rule of law," said his office.

On the side of Guaidó, there are also the European members of the Security Council (France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and Poland), although they do not have still taken the measure to recognize him as president.

Instead, members of the European Union (EU) will insist on the need to call elections "credible" in Venezuela, said today to the press the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Didier Reynders.

The Twenty-Eight worked on Friday in Brussels in an official statement going in this direction, which would follow the pattern expressed by Spain or Germany, favorable to Maduro's ultimatum to call elections or to if not, recognize Guaidó.

The two Latin American members of the Security Council – Peru and the Dominican Republic – also expressed their support for Guaidó, supporting a statement of support yesterday to the Organization of American States (OAS).

The participation of Colombia in the meeting is also expected, announced today his chancellor. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, who has extended his stay in New York to speak tomorrow in front of the Security Council and reiterate his commitment to the President of the National Assembly (NA).

On the other hand, Russia and China – permanent members of the Council and having the right of veto – have already indicated that they continue to regard Maduro as the legitimate president and that they are the only ones to be elected. opposed the recognition of Guaidó by the United States and other countries.

In the past, Moscow and Beijing vehemently opposed the inclusion of the Security Council's agenda in the Venezuelan crisis, believing that it did not threaten peace or international security.

His position, with nuances, had been shared at least until now by a majority of members, which had broken American attempts. bring the case to this body.

Today, however, Maduro himself has expressed satisfaction with the holding of Saturday's meeting and badured that the intention of his government was to request a meeting, but that the United States was "in advance".

"Welcome to the debate, welcome, that's what we wanted," said Maduro at a press conference held at the government headquarters in Caracas.

On the face of it, the Venezuelan executive will be represented by Chancellor Jorge Arreaza.

Given the division into security Council, we do not expect a decision or an official statement, but countries that will limit themselves to listening to a report of the UN and to express their positions on the crisis.