UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th January, 2019) The European Union should reconsider the ultimatum issued to Venezuela to announce an early election within eight days, South African Ambassador to the United Nations, Jerry Matthews Matjila told Sputnik on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain declared their intention to recognize the head of opposition-controlled National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, as the country's interim president if Caracas does not announce new elections within eight days.
"They must rethink it. I don't know what it [the ultimatum] was based on," Matjila said. "They didn't explain what was it based on."
