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Foreign Secretary meeting with Venezuelan interim-President

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met Venezuelan interim-President Juan Guaidó in London on 21 January.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 21 January 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met the Venezuelan interim-President Juan Guaidó at the Foreign Office to discuss the current political crisis in Venezuela.

Following the meeting, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

The people of Venezuela have suffered long enough. They deserve a better future. We condemn what the Maduro regime is doing to threaten democracy and we support Juan Guaidó’s efforts towards a peaceful and democratic resolution. In our meeting today I pledged our unwavering support to work with our international partners to bring an end to the appalling crisis.

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Published 21 January 2020