(Dan Tri) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the US to abandon its plan to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and warned that the use of force in this Latin American country could lead to `serious consequences`.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference on May 5 with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza.
“The US should abandon its plan to overthrow President Maduro”
`Attempts to spark a violent uprising in Caracas do not bring any significance to the democratic process but only disrupt the prospects for resolving the situation by political means,` the Guardian news agency quoted
The head of Russian diplomacy called on the US to abandon its `irresponsible` plan to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The above warning was issued not long after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Russia and China to stop `intervening` in Venezuela.
The crisis in Venezuela has tended to escalate in recent days after the opposition launched an uprising on April 30 to overthrow President Maduro’s government.
Venezuela’s opposition leader considers asking the US to intervene
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido considered asking the US for military intervention.
In an interview with BBC on May 5, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said he was considering asking the US to deploy military intervention in Venezuela after the opposition’s uprising plan failed.
Mr. Guaido believes that the support from the US for him is `unequivocal`.
US officials announced last week that they would continue to support the opposition, `standing on the side of the Venezuelan people`.
However, speaking to reporters on May 3, President Trump said he has no intention of letting the US military get involved in the Venezuela situation.
Minh Phuong According to Guardian, BBC
Nick John