PNN – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela warned that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken “intends” to “declare a coup” in this Caribbean country.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from the Efe news agency, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Ivan Khel, emphasized in a note published by the ruling party (PSUV): Secretary of State (Anthony) Blinken, in a rude and vulgar way, is going to announce a coup in Venezuela, as usual, through social networks.
This note is the reaction of the head of the Venezuelan diplomatic service to the interventionist comment of the American official who said: We should not allow President Nicolás Maduro and his representatives to cling to power by force.
He asked Blinken to accept the results of the presidential election of this country.
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Edmundo González Urrutia, the former candidate for the presidential election of Venezuela from the main opposition coalition (United Democratic Platform/PUD) – arrived in Spain last Sunday after leaving Venezuela; Gonzalez was accused of crimes such as “conspiracy” and was under political and judicial prosecution due to his claim of victory in the elections.
John Kirby, spokesman and coordinator of strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, recently said that Washington is evaluating the measures it can take against Maduro.
This American official said in a press conference: I don’t have any announcements today, but I can tell you that we are constantly analyzing future options depending on Maduro’s decisions.
On August 2nd, the National Election Council of Venezuela announced the victory of Nicolas Maduro, the president of this country, in the presidential elections with nearly 52% of the votes.
After preliminary results announced that Maduro had won, opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado called on supporters and opponents of Venezuela’s far-right to ignore the official results, leading to violent protests in several cities across the country.
Maduro’s victory has been questioned by the United States, Canada and several Latin American countries that have called for a recount by independent election observers.