Russia calls the USA not to hinder the dialogue between Government and opposition in Venezuela

The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Venezuela, Sergey Lavrov and Jorge Arreaza, held a meeting on Sunday in the city of Moscow, Russian capital, in which both diplomats urged to strengthen dialogue mechanisms that advocate a peaceful solution in the country South American

The Russian foreign minister said that the Venezuelan opposition Juan Guaidó is not independent but fulfills the orders of his "sponsors in the US" and urged that nation not to hinder the process of dialogue between government and opposition and to respect international law.

Lavrov urged the US government not to violate Venezuelan sovereignty and rejected the country's campaign to overthrow the president, Nicolás Maduro, and asserted that the United States "is not supporting dialogue in Venezuela," but threatens to use the strength and evidence "his lack of honor for all America."

For the representative of Russian diplomacy it is important to strengthen the Montevideo Mechanism, where the mediating countries advocate negotiations between the Venezuelan Government and the opposition, in order to solve the problems in the South American country, which have "worsened by the sanctions of the United States, "he condemned.

He then referred to the meeting he will hold with the Secretary of State of the United States (US), Mike Pompeo, where not only will talk about Venezuela but the "many tasks that require the attention of both nations."

For his part, Arreaza called on the international community to continue the roundtables of dialogue "not only to protect Venezuela, but any nation that faces power sanctions", this in reference to the US blockade. in Cuba and the North American threats against Nicaragua.

In this regard, he stressed that the President's Government, Nicolás Maduro, continues to call the US for dialogue. as to the Venezuelan opposition so "we are sure that the commitment of the dialogue will prevail over Venezuela."

The international community must protect dialogue and foreign policy must be based on diplomacy, "said the Venezuelan foreign minister, who also said that the attempt of" failed coup d'état gave us disastrous consequences ", so he exhorted him to respect the letter of the UN, as well as the Constitution and the laws of the South American country.

Finally, the foreign minister thanked the solidarity of Russia and the joint work of both nations, which will be strengthened in terms of "mixed cooperation, military, industrial, financial, energy and cultural," he said.