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Venezuela’s Guaido to meet British PM
LONDON, Jan 21, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido
is to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic
Raab on Tuesday, Downing Street said.
Guaido, recognised by the European Union as the head of Venezuela’s
opposition-run parliament, is in Europe to attend the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland.
Raab was due to hold a meeting with Guaido, with Johnson set to drop in on
the talks.
“The UK has recognised him as the interim president,” said a spokesman for
Johnson’s Downing Street office.
“Along with our international partners we believe he is the right person
to lead Venezuela out of the current crisis in the absence of a legitimately-
elected president.”
Guaido declared himself acting president last year.
Guaido launched his challenge to President Nicolas Maduro’s authority a
year ago, a move quickly recognised by the United States among more than 50
countries.
BSS/AFP/SSS/2009 hrs