Juan Guaidó does not rule out allowing American intervention. in Venezuela if necessary – 08/02/2019

The leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, has not ruled out authorizing a US military intervention or a foreign force in Venezuela, "if necessary", so that Nicolás Maduro ceases to Usurping power.

"We will do everything we can. This is obviously a very controversial topicBut by making use of our sovereignty, the exercise of our powers, we will do what is necessary, "replied Mr. Guaidó to the question of whether he would use the powers of Speaker of Parliament and President in charge to eventually authorize a military intervention in his country.

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Guaidó made this comment One day after asking Pope Francis for his "collaboration" to find an exit to the crisis in Venezuela and when the chavista Nicolás Maduro claimed in a letter "the mediation" of the pontiff.

The leader, whose interim presidency has recognized half a hundred countries, stressed in an interview with the AFP agency that he would do "all that is necessary, all we have to do to save lives, so that children do not continue to die "drugs" We will do anything that has a lower social cost, which generates governance and stability so we can attend the emergency ", has Guaidó said. asked twice if he would allow a military intervention.

Guaidó was proclaimed president on January 23 after the lawmaker declared Maduro usurped the post. US President Donald Trump, who recognized Guaidó on the day of his proclamation, reaffirmed last Sunday that the use of the army in Venezuela is "an option" that was considered in the face of the political and socio-economic crisis of the country. oil country.

"Here, the days in Venezuela are already told in human lives … From January 23 to 30, they coldly murdered the FAES, a unit of the armed forces, to 70 young people", denounced Opponent, who this Friday he called a new opposition march for next Tuesday. "On February 12, all Venezuela returned to the streets at 10 am to ask for the final stop and the entrance of humanitarian aid. We will continue to reach our goal," he said at a meeting with students from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) in Caracas.

He also announced that the opposition would begin this weekend its volunteering in the field of humanitarian aid after warning that "they dare to continue blocking roads, to continue to obstruct the lives of Venezuelans, all these volunteers will go to the opening of the humanitarian channel ". your moment. "

Similarly, Guaidó called Maduro's position of "crime against humanity" to prevent the entry of humanitarian aid already collected in Colombia.

Meanwhile, the Vatican urged Friday the Chavez regime and the opposition "move" to find a way out of the Venezuelan crisis. "It is the parties that must act at this stage, as was the case when the Holy See agreed to take part in the dialogue," Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin told Tg2000. owned by the Italian Episcopal Conference. For her part, Maduro, during a meeting with the press at the Miraflores Palace, He said he expected a "very enlightened response" from Francisco to his request for mediation.

"We are waiting patiently for your answer, what has been the approach that I have taken to facilitate the meeting between Venezuelans and all the dialogue processes envisaged beyond our borders (…) ask God that the answer is very enlightened, "said the chavist leader.

Nicolás Maduro, in a letter to Francisco, and shortly after, Guaidó, in an interview with an Italian media, asked the papal help to overcome the crisis.

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This Friday, Maduro said that he was ready to meet the emissaries of the international contact group under the impulse of some Latin American countries and the European Union (EU) that seeks to create the conditions for new "fair" and "free" elections in the country.

Sources: AFP. EFE and AP