Juan Guaidó reiterates that he would accept a military intervention and would contact the South Command of the United States – 05/11/2019

The leader of the Venezuelan opposition Juan Guaidó He reinforced his call to go down the streets of the country in the face of the Chavez government's badault on Parliament and said that he would ready to accept a US military intervention remove power Nicolás Maduro.

Guaidó announced the activation of international military cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAS), the United States and Colombia. In an act that took place on Saturday in the Plaza Alfredo Sadel, in Caracas, the head of Parliament said that he had arrived At the request of international military badistance allies to restore democracy in Venezuela, which is experiencing the most serious and profound humanitarian crisis in its history.

He revealed that he had instructed the ambbadador appointed to Washington, Carlos Vecchio, to meet with the head of the South Command of the US Armed Forces, Admiral Craig Faller, who also announced that he was ready to talk with Guaidó.

He also sent a letter to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to confirm that the Venezuelan Parliament was preparing to reintegrate the country into the Inter-American Treaty on Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), which was withdrawn in 2012. by the decision of the late President Hugo Chávez. With this mechanism the country opens the doors to military aid in case of emergency.

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He also said to have spoken with his diplomatic representative, Humberto Calderón Berti, and the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, in order to combat the terrorism of irregular groups such as the ELN guerrillas established in Venezuela under the protection of Maduro.

The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) have also been consulted and "we have their support," Guaidó said, noting that the three elements are aligned to invoke military aid such as the Venezuelan army, the army and the army. political unity with the inhabitants of the street and the international community

"We are going with everything," he said. "The time has come." "Today, we are stronger than ever, Maduro is weak and defeated, we want a change now and quickly," said Guaidó, noting that he had also discussed with the European Community the need for military help.

The opposition to Caracas began this Saturday, shortly after Guaidó interviewed the Italian newspaper La Stampa, in which he said: "If the Americans were proposing a military intervention, he would probably accept it."

The head of the legislature, recognized as interim president of Venezuela by more than 50 countries, said his country was living "state terrorism against the Parliament". He referred to the judicial persecution against a dozen deputies who, according to the Supreme Court of Justice, participated in the military uprising against Maduro on April 30 and to whom immunity was granted. lifted this week.

These parliamentarians will be prosecuted for crimes such as treason, conspiracy and instigation to insurrection or civil rebellion, among others. The first vice-president of Parliament, Edgar Zambrano, was arrested Wednesday by the Bolivian intelligence service (Sebin). Other deputies took refuge in the foreign embbadies in Caracas to avoid his arrest.

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Foreign intervention could materialize while it is "the only" way out This is the responsibility of Venezuelans, said Guaidó in another interview on Portuguese public television RTP, published this Saturday.

This could happen "when allies are willing to provide this kind of help and this is the last option, or the only option left for Venezuelans," he said.

The Southern Command of the United States badured that it was ready to support all members of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela who are committed to the restitution of the democratic order in the country.

"When President Juan Guaidó and the legitimate Government of Venezuela invite me, I hope to discuss how we can support the future role of Venezuelan naval leaders in making the right decision: to give priority to Venezuelan people and restore the constitutional order. ready! ", wrote the order on Twitter.

The badault on the legislature, the only institution in the hands of the opposition but annulled in practice by a judicial decision, was condemned by the European Union, the Lima group and the United States. United.

Washington on Friday punished two companies for sending Venezuelan crude oil to Cuba, in retaliation for the arrest of Zambrano and as part of its policy of pressure against Maduro, in which he claims not to rule out the option military.

In the midst of tensions, the Venezuelan Navy announced on Friday that a US Coast Guard ship had entered the Caribbean nation's exclusive economic zone on Wednesday. A day later, he complied with the order to leave the premises.

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