Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza visits Moscow to meet Sergei Lavrov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, went to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, reported Russian news agencies, while Tension is rising around the crisis in Venezuela.

Washington, DC and Moscow Interference in Venezuela's Internal AffairsUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested that the United States could intervene militarily in the South American nation.

"Venezuela will of course be the central theme of these talks", affirmed Lavrov's number two, Sergei Riabkov

Russian Foreign Ministry quoted by the agency Tbad, he said that the meeting will take place Sunday in the Russian capital, the eve of Lavrov's meeting with Pompeo.

Lavrov and Pompeo plan to meet in Finland on Mondayon the sidelines of an Arctic Council session.

Russia supports President Nicolás Madurowhile the United States considers opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the interim president.

The situation in Venezuela was also one of the problems Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed during his recent telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump.

"He (Putin) does not think at all about getting involved in Venezuela, he only wants something positive to happen in Venezuela, and I have the same feeling"said Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, shortly after phoning Putin on the phone.

"I think it's a very positive conversation, the one I had with President Putin about Venezuela."badured Trump.

The head of the American diplomacy, Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on Venezuelan citizens to rise up against President Nicolás Maduro, stating that "the moment of transition is now".

"The moment of transition is now: no more hunger, no more children without drugs, no more repression, the United States remains firmly at your side in your struggle", Said Pompeo to Venezuelans, after the failed military uprising last Tuesday.

"You can ensure that your institutions, your army and your leaders respect the highest standards and demand the return of democracy", said Pompeo in a video posted on Twitter, concluding in Spanish: "We are with you".

Opponents called by their leader Juan Guaidó went to the main barracks in Venezuela on Saturday to ask Maduro to stop military support., who called to prepare for a possible US attack.