Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived at Caracas airport on Monday despite warnings of trial by President Nicolas Maduro
BUENOS AIRES (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th March, 2019) Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived at Caracas airport on Monday despite warnings of trial by President Nicolas Maduro.He was welcomed back from his South America tour by ambassadors from Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and some other countries, according to footage aired by tv Venezuela.
He briefly spoke to the media before driving off in a car followed by a small motorcade.
On January 5, Guaido was elected the head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, which all other government branches have been refusing to recognize since 2016. On January 23, two days after the Venezuelan Supreme Court annulled his election, Guaido declared himself the country's "interim president." Maduro qualified Guaido's move as 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, in the meantime, voiced their support for Maduro. Mexico and Uruguay have refused to recognize Guaido, declaring themselves neutral and promoting crisis settlement via dialogue.
