US has accepted Guaido’s designation Vecchio as Venezuela’s Charge d’Affaires in the United States, US stete secretary Mike Pompeo said.
The United States has accepted the self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaido’s designation of Carlos Alfredo Vecchio as the charge d’affaires of the Venezuelan government in the United States, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.
“The United States accepted interim President Juan Guaido’s designation of Carlos Alfredo Vecchio as the Charge d’Affaires of the Government of Venezuela to the United States on January 25. Mr. Vecchio will have authority over diplomatic affairs in the United States on behalf of Venezuela,” the statement read.
The situation in Venezuela escalated on Tuesday when the opposition-controlled National Assembly declared that Maduro had “usurped” power. Guaido, the National Assembly speaker, has proclaimed himself interim president.
The United States, alongside a handful of other nations, recognized Guaido as the interim president. Maduro accused the US of organizing a coup in Venezuela and cut off diplomatic relations with Washington and ordered US diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
