Lenin Moreno invited Juan Guaidó to Ecuador "for him to receive the affection and support of a people who love democracy"

The President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, invited on Thursday to his country the acting president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, to receive a sample of popular support.

"I spoke with President @jguaido, I invited him to Ecuador to receive the affection and support of a people who love democracy"Moreno said in a message on his Twitter account, without giving further details.

The surprise announced by the Ecuadorian president adds to the gestures that his government had to recognize for Guaidó, although Venezuela's diplomatic representation in Quito is still responsible for those responsible for Nicolás Maduro's regime.

Ecuador also expressed its position against a possible intervention in Venezuelabut called for free elections as soon as possible.

The Venezuelan political crisis intensified last January, when the head of the parliament of the time, Guaidó, announced to badume the duties of president in charge after not knowing the new mandate of Maduro, elected at a poll that, according to denounced, they were fraudulent.

Guaidó named his diplomatic representatives shortly afterwards in several countries, including Ecuador.

February 7th The Ecuadorian government has granted the blessing to René De Sola Quintero as new ambbadador of Venezuela on behalf of Guaidó, although the diplomatic legation in Quito is still run by officials linked to the Maduro government.

Ecuador also expressed regret for the Venezuela's crisis and its negative reactions to increased migratory flows Venezuelan citizens in the country.

On this point, eThe Government of Ecuador announced today that it will extend until March the emergency declaration that it has been applying in several provinces of the country since the beginning of April. 39 last year because of the migratory flow of Venezuelans.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed that the measure will be applied in the provinces of Carchi (border with Colombia), Pichincha (whose capital is Quito) and L & # 39; gold (bordering Peru), which were most affected a few months ago by the unusual flow of Venezuelan citizens.

According to figures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Over the past four years, more than 1.3 million Venezuelans have entered Ecuador, about 250 000 of which remain on the national territory.

(With information from EFE)