The Russian delegation will raise the issue of the Venezuelan crisis at a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will be held in the Qatari capital of Doha in April, to objectively evaluate the situation in the Latin American country, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 01st March, 2019) The Russian delegation will raise the issue of the Venezuelan crisis at a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will be held in the Qatari capital of Doha in April, to objectively evaluate the situation in the Latin American country, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday."For our part, we would like the national parliaments of the member states of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to express their position, too, and in the near future, bearing in mind the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting that will take place in Doha, we will make an effort to raise this issue [of Venezuela] to discuss and evaluate it together with our colleagues," Volodin said at a meeting with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.
The State Duma speaker also stressed the need to provide an objective picture of the situation in Venezuela.
Venezuela is currently going through a political crisis. In January, Juan Guaido was elected as the leader of opposition-led National Assembly, whose authority has not been recognized by other government branches since 2016. After his election was annulled by the Venezuelan Supreme Court, Guaido proclaimed himself the "interim leader" of Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was sworn in for his second presidential term on January 10 after winning the May election, which part of the opposition boycotted, called Guaido's move an attempt to stage a coup orchestrated by Washington.
The United States immediately recognized Guaido, after which some 50 other countries followed suit. Russia, China, Cuba, Bolivia and a number of other states have voiced their support for the legitimate government of Maduro. Mexico and Uruguay have refused to recognize Guaido, declaring themselves neutral and calling for the crisis to be settled via dialogue.
