MOSCOW, Russia, July 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Russian Foreign Minister, Serguei Lavrov, expressed hope, in Latin America’s rejection of U.S. aggression against Venezuela, and called for dialogue in that country.
“We never stopped the dialogue about the situation in Venezuela, we always talk with all representatives of the political sphere of the country – with the government and with the opponents,” the Russian FM said.
Lavrov recalled that, at the beginning, there were initiatives, such as the so-called International Contact Group, fostered by the European Union, which was forged on the basis of ultimate and that, if early elections were held, everything would be fine, he said.
There was a Montevideo mechanism, with Bolivia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Caricom, in favour of the government and the opposition initiating a dialogue and reaching an agreement between them, without preconditions, said the head of Russian diplomacy.
Such a position has a greater perspective and is more in line with the norms of international law, said Lavrov, who begins this day, a tour of Latin America, that includes Cuba, Brazil and Suriname.
Latin American states have feelings of self-respect and justice, which fills us with hope for a peaceful solution to problems, both in Venezuela and elsewhere in the region, the Russian Minister explained.– NNN-PRENSA LATINA