Turkey warned that there would be a "civil war" in Venezuela if the European Union recognizes Juan Guaidó

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavusoglu, warned the countries of the European Union (EU) against the risk of triggering a "civil war"in Venezuela they choose to recognize the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela as interim president, Juan Guaidó.

"We have said from the beginning: an intervention from the outside is not healthy, she is not correct, she can not solve anything, she can only that". to deepen the crisis, it could even, God forbid, drag the country into a civil war, "said Çavusoglu. upon his arrival at an informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, to which Turkey was invited as a candidate country for accession.

The head of Turkish diplomacy was therefore questioned about the decision of countries such as Spain, Germany or the United Kingdom to recognize Guaidó next monday, when he concludes the ultimatum that they have launched to hold "free" elections in the country.

"Instead of choosing a part, dialogue should be encouraged, countries should give priority to dialogue and cooperation with Venezuela.", considered Çavusoglu, who did not think"correct"the recognition of Guaidó as a legitimate agent.

In his opinion, President Nicolás Maduro, "has come (to power) through elections, no one should therefore lack respect towards the Venezuelan people"

"But in Venezuela, there is really a problem, this problem, how is it solved?" It is resolved with dialogue and cooperation"He defended, adding that" instead of dividing into factions, we should concentrate on helping Venezuela and the Venezuelan people more, and thus eliminate a problem in the region, "he concluded.

European ministers discussed the situation in Venezuela on Thursday and They favored the promotion of an international contact group to help create the conditions necessary for holding new elections in line with international standards, because they felt that those who entrusted a second term in Maduro were not "neither fair nor free"

In exchange, they did not reach a consensus on a common position regarding the recognition of Guaidó and they argued that it was a competence of each state not having an institution such as the EU.

For his part, the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynderssaid on arrival at the meeting that "there is very strong pressure throughout the region"on the Venezuelan question.

"But the ultimate goal is credible elections, to organize elections that can be recognized by the international community and to avoid the violence that we have observed, the number of refugees so impressive and , in the same way, an increasingly complicated humanitarian situation ",.

Reynders hoped that "we would have progress on Monday" and stressed that "anyway, you know, we recognize the National Assembly of Venezuela and that we want to work with it", he concluded in front of the journalists.