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| ‘All options open’? Venezuela’s Guaido set to meet Pence, ‘formally’ requests aid to topple Maduro | ‘All options open’? Venezuela’s Guaido set to meet Pence, ‘formally’ requests aid to topple Maduro |
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| US Vice President Mike Pence is planning a face-to-face meeting with the self-proclaimed Venezuelan 'interim president' at the Lima Group summit, which will examine ways to put additional pressure on the Maduro government. | US Vice President Mike Pence is planning a face-to-face meeting with the self-proclaimed Venezuelan 'interim president' at the Lima Group summit, which will examine ways to put additional pressure on the Maduro government. |
| “The events of today oblige me to take a decision – to propose formally to the international community that we should keep open all options for the liberation of our homeland, which is fighting and will continue to fight,” Guaido tweeted Saturday evening. | |
| After security forces maintained loyalty to the Maduro government and blocked convoys of USAID supplies –intended for the opposition– from entering Venezuela on Saturday, US-backed “interim president” Juan Guaido vowed to attend the Lima Group summit, apparently to discuss a course of further action with the countries that have supported his claim to power. | After security forces maintained loyalty to the Maduro government and blocked convoys of USAID supplies –intended for the opposition– from entering Venezuela on Saturday, US-backed “interim president” Juan Guaido vowed to attend the Lima Group summit, apparently to discuss a course of further action with the countries that have supported his claim to power. |
| On Monday, on the sideline of the summit in Bogota, the US Vice President will hold a face-to-face meeting with Washington’s protégé, Pence’s aide confirmed. | On Monday, on the sideline of the summit in Bogota, the US Vice President will hold a face-to-face meeting with Washington’s protégé, Pence’s aide confirmed. |
| Addressing his supporters from Colombia, the 35-year-old opposition politician used the opportunity to once again urge Venezuelan officers to defect, offering them “amnesty” – somewhat echoing veiled threats by top US officials, who said Venezuela’s military has no other choice but to “embrace democracy.” | Addressing his supporters from Colombia, the 35-year-old opposition politician used the opportunity to once again urge Venezuelan officers to defect, offering them “amnesty” – somewhat echoing veiled threats by top US officials, who said Venezuela’s military has no other choice but to “embrace democracy.” |
| The meeting in Bogota could result in a new round of sanctions, a senior administration official told Reuters. The so-called Lima Group – formed in 2017 to oppose Maduro's government – have rejected Maduro’s election victory and have been working alongside the US and the opposition to topple the Venezuelan leader. | The meeting in Bogota could result in a new round of sanctions, a senior administration official told Reuters. The so-called Lima Group – formed in 2017 to oppose Maduro's government – have rejected Maduro’s election victory and have been working alongside the US and the opposition to topple the Venezuelan leader. |
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