Foreign Ministers of Russia and United States to Hold a Telephone Conversation on the Crisis in Venezuela

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the situation in Venezuela next Tuesday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Russian Foreign Minister said.

Russia and the United States support opposing sectors in the turbulent Venezuelan politics. Washington recognizesThe Leader of the Opposition, Juan Guaidó, Acting President, while Moscow continues to support President Nicolás Maduro.

The two chief diplomats of the world's major nuclear powers they will have a phone conversation on Tuesday nightsaid the agency Reuters.

In addition to the United States approval, Guaidó has been recognized by most countries in Europe and Latin America, waiting for the transfer of power to the opposition to call for free elections.

As far as Maduro's diet has the support of China, Turkey and Iran, in addition to Russia. These countries reject the change of government and accuse foreign intervention in Venezuela.

Maduro was re-elected president in 2018 elections considered illegitimate due to the persecution of the opposition, pressure on the electorate and low turnoutin a context of deep socio-economic crisis in the country, marked by hyperinflation, violence, poverty and scarcity, which led to an unprecedented exodus of Venezuelans.