Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano stated that Italy has not recognized Venezuelan opposition leader and the head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the country’s interim president amid the escalating political crisis in the South American country, SputnikNews reports.
Italy does Not Recognize Juan Guaido
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 1, ARTSAKHPRESS: "Italy does not recognize Guaido because we absolutely oppose the fact that a country or a group of third countries can determine internal policies of another country. This is called the principle of non-interference and has been recognized by the United Nations," Di Stefano mentioned in his interviews to the Tv2000 broadcaster on Thursday.
Di Stefano has also emphasized the importance of avoiding the eruption of a military conflict, similar to the war in Libya, in Venezuela.
Meanwhile, Italy’s another Deputy Foreign Minister Guglielmo Picchi, wrote on Twitter on Thursday that his party believed the presidency of Maduro was coming to its end, calling for a new election to be held in Venezuela with the participation of independent observers.
Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi said on Wednesday that his country shared the position of the European Union on the Venezuelan crisis, calling for free and transparent presidential elections to be held in the country.
