Venezuela: Guaidó does not rule out allowing US military intervention "if necessary"

Juan Guaidó, speaker of parliament and interim president of Venezuela, did not rule out on Friday the authorization of a US military intervention. or a foreign force "if necessary" to end Nicolás Maduro's "usurpation" to the presidency and called on Venezuelans to take to the streets of the country on Tuesday 12.

"We will do everything we can, it is a very controversial issue, but by making use of our sovereignty, the exercise of our powers, we will do what is necessary," Guaidó responded to an interview with the government. French media to find out if he would use the faculties as head of parliament and president in charge of possibly authorizing a military intervention.

The president, whose interim presidency recognizes more than 40 countries, stressed that he would do "all that is necessary, all we have to do to save lives, so that children do not continue to die" "or that patients miss drugs.

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Earlier, Guaidó summoned Venezuelans to a new march for next Tuesday.

"On February 12, all Venezuela returns to the street at 10 am to ask for the final stop and the entrance of humanitarian aid, and we will continue to reach our goal" , he said at an event bringing together students from the Central University of Venezuela. (UCV) in Caracas.

He also announced that the opposition would begin this weekend its volunteering in the field of humanitarian aid after warning that "they dare to continue blocking roads, to continue to obstruct the lives of Venezuelans, all these volunteers will go to the opening of the humanitarian channel ". your moment. "

"I want to see how many soldiers are willing to commit crimes against humanity by not allowing the lives of the most vulnerable people in our country," he said.

Similarly, Guaidó has described the Maduro government's position as a "crime against humanity" aimed at preventing the entry of humanitarian aid already collected in Colombia.

The interim president said that the first center in Cucuta was already installed to carry supplies and warned that "we will not stop before threats, usurpation or fear, and in the next few days, two centers additional collection will be opened. "

On the other hand, after congratulating Uruguay for its change of position and calling for elections in Venezuela, he said that it had been proved at the meeting of the International Contact Group that this country "was on the side of democracy".

"Uruguay is on the side of democracy because it talks about free elections, respect for the Constitution, respect for Parliament," he said.

In turn, Rafaela Requesens, President of the Federation of University Centers of UCV, said that "this regime has already begun to fall and it is necessary to end the regime and the fact that all universities recognize Guaidó, as well as the authorities of the UCV ".