Venezuela: Maduro sent a letter to the pope asking for help

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that he had sent a letter to Pope Francis to open "a process of facilitation and strengthening of dialogue", which confirms the environment of the pontiff who is on an official trip in Abu Dhabi, in the Emirates. United Arab Emirates

"I sent a letter to Pope Francis, I hope that he is on a trip or that he arrived in Rome, at the Vatican, where he told him that I am serving of the cause of Christ, and with that spirit I asked him for help, in a process of facilitation and strengthening of dialogue, as direction, "he said in an interview with the channel of Italian Sky TG24 information.

The Vatican State Secretary, Pietro Parolin, has confined himself to confirming that Francisco had received the letter from the Venezuelan president.

"The governments of Mexico and Uruguay, all Caribbean governments of Caricom and the Government of Bolivia have requested the organization of a conference on dialogue and peace in Venezuela on 7 February, "added Maduro during an interview with the Italian media, coinciding with the announcement of several powers of the European Union to recognize the interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, proclaimed as such by the National Assembly (Parliament), by a majority of the opposition, on 23 January.