Nicolás Maduro, ready to chart a “new path” in relations with the United States.

CARACAS.- In a speech to supporters, the Venezuelan president Nicolas maduro this Saturday invited the new US government to Joe biden a “turn the page” and establish “a new path” in bilateral relations.

The president, who is not recognized by the United States, made conciliatory statements in a speech to supporters from a balcony of the presidential palace in Miraflores in central Caracas.

“We are ready to walk a new path of relations with the Joe Biden government based on mutual respect, dialogue, communication and understanding (…). Venezuela, this Venezuela of the 21st century, Bolivarian and revolutionary, wants turn the page and to build new avenues of respect, dialogue and diplomatic communication with the new government of the United States, ”Maduro said.

However, he warned that although Donald trump left the White House cannot be forgotten “that the empire remained”.

Antony Blinken, appointed Secretary of State by President Biden, defined Maduro on Tuesday as a “brutal dictator” and said he supported the continued recognition of the opposition leader. Juan Guaidó as the legitimate authority of the South American country.

In his speech today, Maduro said that this year his government It is focused on the recovery of the economy and the “true and integral production which reaches the family, the woman, the worker” and promised to rebuild the country’s economy.

On the other hand, he recalled that this year should be governor electionsThus, the National Assembly (AN) began the constitutional process to designate, with 2/3, the new National Electoral Council (CNE), which will have a new “balanced” regulatory body in March and April for the next seven. years.

“We are working to recover national power and each other you have to work to win the 23 governorates of the country by KOAdded Maduro, who indicated that the opposition had proposed to hold joint elections for governors and mayors, but that the decision remained in the hands of the AN and the new CNE.

Agencia AFP