The president of the United States, donald trumppointed out this Friday that Venezuela is still not “prepared” to hold elections, but he assured that some “progress” has been registered in this regard.
“As for the elections in Venezuela, they are not yet prepared for that. But there has been a lot of progress,” the US president responded to the press in the Oval Office of the White House.
“They are not ready for the elections yet, but at some point they will be, and we will be on top of that”he insisted.
After the capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3, The United States announced a tutelage over the government of the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, and announced that the objective is the democratic transition in Venezuela.
Trump expressed, once again this Friday, that “Delcy has been doing a fantastic job.” and highlighted the benefit that both American companies and the Venezuelan people are achieving from the oil market.
He says he knows Venezuela “very well”
Trump assured that he has known the country very well for a long time, given that he was the owner of Miss Universe, a contest in which Venezuela “He always did very well.”
The Parliament controlled by Chavismo, and the National Assembly elected in 2015 – under opposition control – announced last week that Talks will begin from August 1 to promote democracy in the country, talks supported by Washington.
The opposition leader Maria Corina Machadowho expressed his intention to return to Venezuela as soon as possible to lead a presidential candidacy, will not participate in that conversation table.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio expressed on Thursday from the Philippines that the Nobel Peace Prize winner “can play a role” in the transition.
