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The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his main adversary and parliamentary head, Juan Guaidó, they congratulated Joe Biden in unison this Saturday for his victory in the US presidential elections.
Ripe, white of US sanctions seeking to force his exit from power, wrote on Twitter that he will be “Always ready for dialogue” with the United States, a country with which his government maintains tense relations.
“I congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their victory. Venezuela (…) will always be open to dialogue and to understanding with the people and government of the United States, ”he tweeted.
Venezuela, the Homeland of the Liberator Simón Bolívar will always be ready for dialogue and understanding with the people and government of the United States. pic.twitter.com/4o5S7MPuyG
– Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) November 7, 2020
The socialist president broke diplomatic relations with Washington in January 2019, after the administration of Donald Trump recognize the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president in charge, along with fifty countries.
Guaidó, for his part, congratulated “president-elect” Biden in a statement released by the same social network, assuring that they will work “together” for “the restoration of democracy” in the Caribbean country.
“Together we will work to ensure the restoration of democracy, freedom and human rights of the people of Venezuela “, said the head of Parliament, the only power controlled by the opposition.
We congratulate @Joe Biden, @KamalaHarris and the American people.
Together we will work to ensure the restoration of democracy, freedom and human rights for the people of #Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/EpXmcxTcVT
– Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) November 7, 2020
The leader thanked Trump and his vice president Mike Pence for “their firmness and determination in face the Maduro dictatorship “the statement continued.
Washington, Guaidó’s main international ally and which considers Maduro’s re-election in May 2018 “fraudulent”, leads international pressure against the socialist ruler for a change of government, with financial sanctions that include an oil embargo in force since April 2019.
In addition, the United States offered $ 15 million reward for information leading to the capture of Maduro after accusing him of “narco-terrorism.”
Despite the pressure, Maduro exercises territorial and institutional control, counting on the “loyalty” of the Armed Forces, considered his main support, and the support of his allies Cuba, Russia, China, Turkey and Iran.
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