Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi approved a resolution text on Venezuela following a meeting in prime minister’s residence in Rome and presented it to the parliament.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the parliament, Foreign Minister Milanesi underlined that Italy\u2019s concern on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and its desire to produce alternative solutions.<\/p>\n
He added that the government favored a peaceful solution and rejected all forms of violence in the country.<\/p>\n
Rome did not believe that the last presidential election in Venezuela contributed to President Nicolas Maduro’s democratic legitimacy, said Milanesi, urging democratic elections as soon as in Venezuela.<\/p>\n
Italy’s top diplomat asserted that the incidents in Venezuela were being closely monitored by the international community.<\/p>\n
“According to the government, the situation in Venezuela is complicated and new acts of violence might occur,” he said, adding that fresh elections would serve as a “way out.”<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the anti-establishment coalition partner Five Star Movement (M5S) underlined that it supported neither Maduro nor Juan Guaido, the self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Guaido sent delegations to Italy and the Vatican, which did not recognize him as the interim president of Venezuela.<\/p>\n
The delegation representing Guaido met the foreign minister as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, before moving on to Vatican City.<\/p>\n
Italy’s stance abstaining from openly supporting Guaido prevented the EU from issuing a joint statement recognizing Guaido’s “interim presidency.”<\/p>\n
Venezuela has been rocked by protests since Jan. 10 when President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second term following a vote boycotted by the opposition.<\/p>\n
Tensions rose when opposition leader Guaido declared himself acting president on Jan. 23, a move which was supported by the U.S. and many European and Latin American countries.<\/p>\n
Russia, Turkey, China, Iran, Bolivia and Mexico have put their weight behind Maduro.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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