Marco Rubio ratified commitment to Venezuela after meeting with María Corina Machado and Edmundo González
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The new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, spoke this Wednesday with Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado to reaffirm Washington’s support for the restoration of democracy in their country.
The spokesperson for that cabinet, Tammy Bruce, indicated in a statement that “Rubio reaffirmed the support of the United States for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela and the unconditional and immediate release of all political prisoners, in line with the peaceful democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people.”
“The secretary praised the bravery of the Venezuelan people in the face of the repression perpetrated by Nicolás Maduro and his cronies,” the spokesperson concluded.
Machado and González Urrutia, whom the United States considers president-elect of Venezuela, in turn showed their gratitude through the social network X after holding that telematic meeting.
For the latter, it was a demonstration of “the priority that Venezuela has” on the Secretary of State’s agenda and his “commitment” to the “fight for freedom” of the Caribbean nation.
González Urrutia was present in Washington at Trump’s inauguration. At a gala on the eve of the inauguration, he assured “with certainty that freedom will prevail” in Venezuela and called for unity among the people of the Americas so that “democracy is unbreakable and freedoms are strengthened.”
The opposition leader, who has been called by Trump a “freedom fighter,” assured at that event that the “spirit of freedom of Venezuelans is unbreakable” and that thanks to the leadership of María Corina Machado “and the tireless mobilization of millions of Venezuelans” assume the responsibility of “rescuing” democracy in their country.
EFE
