US urges all countries not to carry out financial transactions with the Maduro government – 26/01/2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on all UN puts an end to its financial transactions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which Washington considers illegitimate.

Pompeo called on all countries to follow the American example and to recognize the opposition Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. "We also hope that each of these nations will take care to disconnect its financial system from the Maduro regime and allow the badets belonging to the Venezuelan people to surrender to the legitimate leaders of that state," Pompeo told reporters at the UN.

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During his speech at the special Security Council meeting on the Venezuelan crisis, Pompeo called on all countries of the world to join the "forces of freedom" to support the Guaidó opposition, encouraged by more European support in addition firm and growing isolation of Russia, which defends President Nicolás Maduro.

"The time has come for each nation to choose its side, no more delays, no more matches, whether with the forces of freedom or in the Maduro league and its chaos," said Secretary of State American.

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"The time has come to support the Venezuelan people, to recognize the new government led by the acting President Guaidó and put an end to this nightmare, there is no excuse," insisted Pompeo, who criticized " the illegitimate mafia state of former president Maduro ".

Shortly before the meeting, Spain, France, Germany and London hardened their tone and issued an ultimatum coordinated to Maduro, baduring that they will recognize Guaidó as "president" of Venezuela if elections were not organized in eight days.

Source: agencies