Pompeo says Venezuela's Maduro government is 'illegitimate' [View all]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 12, 2019 / 9:15 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described Venezuela’s government under President Nicolas Maduro as illegitimate on Saturday and said the United States would work with like-minded countries in Latin America to restore democracy there.

“The Maduro regime is illegitimate and the United States will work diligently to restore a real democracy to that country,” Pompeo told reporters in Abu Dhabi, where he is on a tour of Middle East countries.

“We are very hopeful we can be a force for good to allow the region to come together to deliver that.”

Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Hugh Lawson


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