After the recognition by many European States, the self-appointed Venezuela’s interim President, Juan Guaidó needs to deliver. He wants to shed much-needed humanitarian assistance into the country, to alleviate the worst of the suffering in the crisis state. “In the first stage of the help to those Venezuelans should benefit, the risk to die,” said Guaidó on Monday. The USA, Canada and Germany have already said, immediately helps.
However, Guaidó needs the support of powerful armed forces, in order to create the deliveries to the country. The military hold had rejected the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, the foreign humanitarian aid recently. He wanted no charity, he said. In addition, he fears that with the help from the United States, American soldiers coming into the country. “Today, I appeal to the armed forces: In a few days you will have the opportunity to decide whether you want to be on the side of someone, it will always be lonely, or on the side of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, the food and drugs need,” said Guaidó.
Guaidó: This aid is to save lives
The relief supplies are to be made in the coming days, from Colombia and Brazil to Venezuela. “Everything is ready. Here is the question to the military: a soldier, you’ll deny your family the humanitarian aid? Once more I appeal to your Conscience. This aid is to save lives.”
the self-appointed interim President, in fact, to get relief supplies into the country and distributed to the needy population, is likely to earn him much recognition in the case of the Venezuelans, and additional points in the power struggle with the head of state, Maduro.
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The once-rich country is in a severe economic crisis. Due to lack of foreign currency in Venezuela can import hardly any food, medicines and things of daily needs. For the current year, the International monetary Fund (IMF) is expecting an inflation rate of 1.37 million percent, the gross national product is expected to break according to the forecast by a further 18 per cent. Many people are starving and three million Venezuelans have already fled abroad.
the Self-proclaimed interim President with no real position
Parliament-in-chief Guaidó power had declared nearly two weeks ago, the interim President and head of state, Maduro challenged openly. The United States, many countries in Latin America and many European countries have recognized the young Deputy, in the meantime, as the legitimate interim President. In the night of Tuesday Guadió thanked on Twitter the governments of Estonia, Macedonia and Croatia, which had recently declared their support for his presidency. “The democratic world recognizes the fight of the Venezuelans,” said Guaidó on Monday.
However, he has in Venezuela, no real position of power. It all depends on whether he manages to pull of the military on his side. At least, the leadership still maintains loyalty to Maduro. Many of the generals to occupy lucrative Posts in the oil and financial sector, officers control the distribution of food and the mining industry. In addition, many of the military involved in criminal business. They have no interest in a change of government.
Simple soldiers also suffer from location in the country
Among the simple soldiers, however, it should rumblings. You enjoy no privileges as your superiors, but suffering for the civilian population of the poor supply situation. However, the teams are controlled by the secret service strictly. Small revolts are quickly crushed. According to the non-governmental organisation Control Ciudadano a minimum of 180 servicemen were taken in the past year because of political crimes.
Guaidó promised the soldiers already impunity, if you can help in the restoration of the democratic order. Now he makes a further offer, to without loss of face override: Allow the supplies to pass, would stand on the side of the distressed people. You would be a hero, not a traitor.
Lima-group calls to support Guaidós
The so-called Lima-a group made up of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Peru, the armed forces called on Monday to face the command of Guaidó. “We call on the military to allow international aid into the country,” it said in a joint statement. Maduro dismissed the call as “disgusting and ridiculous”. “You don’t know whether to laugh or vomit,” said Maduro on Monday in Caracas a Declaration of the group of States from Latin American countries and Canada. Each of their claims was “crazier than the other”.
The Lima group was founded in August of 2017, to mediate in the Venezuela crisis. Your 13 Latin American countries and Canada. The joint statement from the Assembly was signed by eleven members.
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Russia called for the solution of the power struggle talks between the government and the Opposition. The only way the crisis could be overcome, said foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, the news Agency RIA. “Otherwise, there will be just the same change of power, the West has already completed multiple times.” (dpa, Reuters)