During his visit to the capital of the United States, Juan Guaidó met with Democratic senators Dick Durbin, Bob Menendez, Peter Welch and Tim Kaine. While for the Republican party with Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and Jim Risch
After his arrival on May 2, the opposition leader who until a few months ago was recognized as interim president by the United States, Juan Guaidó, ended his tour of Washington where he raised the voices of millions of Venezuelans calling for free elections and a change democratic in the country.
In the meetings, he ratified the need to strengthen unity for the primary. Also, he urged to keep up the pressure with all international mechanisms.
He began his activities by participating in the Annual Conference of the Americas at the headquarters of the Organization of American States, where he was received by its Secretary General, Luis Almagro, who praised his courage. In a brief intervention, Guaidó highlighted the defense of human rights carried out by this body, he also urged to continue with the work.
In compliance with his agenda, he gave a speech at the Wilson Center and at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in which he highlighted the importance of international support so that “Venezuela does not become the next Nicaragua.” He stressed that it is necessary to continue with the negotiations, the sanctions to promote the celebration of the primary.
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«I am working hard to get protection for those who are on the ground right now, because Maduro intends to repeat the Nicaraguan method in Venezuela. The fact that I have left the way I did shows the levels of repression with which the dictatorship is attacking, “Guaidó said during his speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
He also held meetings with the main senators of the Democratic and Republican parties, to whom he stressed the importance of demanding elections with guarantees for democratic change. He also highlighted the bipartisan work of the Senate in the fight for freedom.
“I appreciated your determination to denounce the Maduro regime and accompany the struggle of the Venezuelans. Coordinated international pressure is vital to achieve free elections in Venezuela », public Guaidó on his Twitter account.
After passing through the capital of the United States, Juan Guaidó met with Democratic senators Dick Durbin, Bob Menendez, Peter Welch and Tim Kaine. While for the Republican party with Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and Jim Risch.
For the Department of State with Brian Nichols who expressed his commitment to continue fighting for the end of the dictatorship and with the representative of the White House Juan González, with whom he discussed the need to pressure the Maduro regime to return to the process in Mexico, maintain the demand for free elections in Venezuela and protect those who are on the ground defending democracy.
With information from a press release.
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