Pope Francisco declared that he was willing to negotiate in Venezuela "if both parties so wish"

Pope Francis he was ready to mediate in Venezuela, which is going through a serious political and economic crisis after Nicolás Maduro has acceded to his second term without international recognition and that the opposition Juan Guaidó will be sworn in as acting president by a crowd on the streets.

The pontiff revealed his disposition during the flight back to the Vatican after his tour in the Arab Emirates. In his already traditional press conference in the plane, he referred to the previous mediation attempt that ended without result. "The Holy See was part of the dialogue," but in the end "only one little mouse came out, smoke …", he said, adding, "I'm going to see the letter and see what can be done, but the initial condition is that both parties want it.The condition is that they must desire before requesting facilitation, observation or mediation. "

"It's like when people go to see the priest because there is a problem between husband and wife: on the one hand … and the other part comes or does not come Do you want or do not you want? Both parties are still needed.This is a condition that countries must take into account before requesting facilitation or the presence of a savior or mediation, both parties, always ", insisted Francisco, according to the Vatican Insider.

The pontiff avoided demonstrating in favor of Maduro or Guaidó, since she considers that it would be an intrusion into the affairs of Venezuela, although she claimed to fear a "bloodbath".

In fact, the mbadive protests against the regime began during his recent trip to Panama, where, in addition, live hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled the regime. There he only stated that he was expecting "a just and peaceful solution" to the crisis.