- Title: Pelosi thanks Venezuela's Guaido for his "courage"
- Date: 6th February 2020
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 6, 2020) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** HOUSE SPEAKER, DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY PELOSI, ACCOMPANYING LEADER OF THE VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION, JUAN GUAIDO TO A PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUSE SPEAKER, DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY PELOSI, SAYING: "Good afternoon, everyone. It was a great honor to
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- Keywords: Congress Juan Guaido Nancy Pelosi State of the Union Venezuela
- Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
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- Story Text: U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with the leader of Venezuela's opposition, Juan Guaido, on Thursday (February 6), praising what she said was bipartisan backing for his by Democrats and Republicans.
Guaido was a guest at Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday (February 4) and was given a standing ovation when Trump used the address to support Guaido's effort to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
"We believe that the plight of the people of Venezuela is a challenge to the conscience of the world," said Pelosi.
"We want free and fair elections. We want strong bonds between our two countries."
Guaido, president of the opposition-held National Assembly, is recognized as Venezuela's rightful president by dozens of countries including the United States. For nearly three weeks, he has been on an international tour aimed at drumming up support.
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