US President Joe Biden reaffirms support for Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido, despite not sending him an invitation to the Summit of the Americas
President Biden reaffirms Washington is willing to"calibrate sanctions policy" on Venezuela in accordance with the outcome of talks between Maduro's government and Guaido's opposition.
Biden also said on Wednesday that the United States was ready to provide incentives to President Nicolas Maduro –– who was also not invited –– if the leftist leader negotiates a compromise with the opposition. "President Biden reaffirmed the United States is willing to calibrate sanctions policy as informed by the outcomes of negotiations that empower the Venezuelan people to determine the future of their country."
Guaido, in a statement from his office, thanked the United States for support and said that any shift in international pressure needed to secure "a negotiated exit to the crisis that results in free, fair and verifiable elections."
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