WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th February, 2019) House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel during a meeting with opposition leader Juan Guaido's Ambassador to the United States, Carlos Vecchio, underscored his opposition to a military solution in Venezuela, a committee press release revealed.
"He [Engel] stressed his strong opposition to any military intervention in Venezuela and emphasized his support for efforts to safely bring humanitarian assistance to the people in the region," the release said on Wednesday.
Eliot, according to the release, also told Vecchio that he backed holding elections in Venezuela that are monitored by international observers.
President Donald Trump and other senior US officials within the past two weeks have repeataedly said the military option is still on the table to resolve the crisis in Venezuela.
Guaido on January 23 proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela and was immediately recognized by the United States and several US allies. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Guaido a US puppet and accused Washington of trying to orchestrate a coup. Russia, Uruguay, Mexico, China, Turkey, among other countries, still support Maduro as the only legitimate democratically-elected leader of the country.
