‘Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido visits French embassy in Caracas’, says Foreign Minister
The news came three days after President Nicolas Maduro hinted that his rival was "in hiding" at a diplomatic location.
The news came three days after President Nicolas Maduro hinted that his rival was "in hiding" at a diplomatic location.
Maduro suggested that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres name a "commission" of electoral observers, "so they can be witnesses on the day the Venezuelan people recover their National Assembly".
He further wrote that it was a "serious violation of human rights and freedom of travel of US citizens and hinders family reunification".
Upon his release in 2018, he left for Peru, and the opposition alleged that he had been exiled from the country.
Maduro, who is not recognized as a legitimate President by 60 countries, including the US, thanked Putin for his support.
The second-most powerful man in Venezuela said during his programme that North Korea had invited Maduro to visit.
The US President Donald Trump issued an executive order that freezes all Venezuelan state assets in the United States on August 5.
Venezuelan Vice Foreign Minister William Castillo said, "The sanctions met the body's definition of "unilateral coercive measures" and should be lifted, While addressing a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet visited Venezuela last month and will present the report to the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.
On February 22, Maduro ordered the border crossings between Venezuela and Colombia in Tachira state to be closed, a day before the Venezuelan opposition unsuccessfully tried to bring in humanitarian aid by force to relieve shortages of medical supplies.
