The Lima group condemned the presence of the Russian army in Venezuela

The Lima group, which includes a dozen countries in Latin America and Canada, was concerned about the presence of two Russian military aircraft in Venezuela and expressed his "condemnation of any provocation" that threatens peace in the region, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The countries of the Lima group "express their concern at the arrival of two Russian military aircraft in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and reiterate in this respect their condemnation of any provocation or military deployment that threatens peace and security in the country. the region "He noted the text.

In addition, the bloc reiterated "its call to countries that maintain cooperation ties with the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro, in order to facilitate the search for solutions this opens the way to the restoration of democracy and constitutional order in Venezuela ".

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Saint Lucia, who signed the communique, recognizes as president in charge of Venezuela Juan Guaidó, leader of the parliament of the majority of the opposition.

Guaidó denounced Tuesday that the presence of Russian aircraft and military, arrived in Venezuela last Saturday, constitutes a violation of the country's constitution.

This is how the North American Secretary of State stated Mike Pompeo, after having spoken with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

"It is unacceptable for a foreign government to have military cooperation programs with a usurper regime this has been declared illegitimate by resolutions and inter-American law, which also undermines peace and security in the hemisphere, "the agency said in a statement.

Faced with this wave of complaints, the Russian Foreign Ministry said "that it is expanding its cooperation with Venezuela in full respect of the Constitution of this country and in the respect of the law," said the door Floor-. Maria Zajarova.