Venezuela's Maduro denounces election call but says ready to talk
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 27, 2019 / 7:25 AM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Venezuela's Maduro denounces election call but says ready to talk
Ali Kucukgocmen
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Venezuelas embattled President Nicolas Maduro rejected an international ultimatum to call elections within eight days and said opposition leader Juan Guaido had violated the countrys constitution by declaring himself leader.
Maduro, in an interview with CNN Turk aired on Sunday, also said he was open to dialogue and that meeting U.S. President Donald Trump was improbable but not impossible. The broadcaster dubbed the interview from Spanish into Turkish.
Washington, which has recognized Guaido as leader, had on Saturday urged the world to pick a side on Venezuela and financially disconnect from Maduros government.
Venezuela has sunk into turmoil under Maduro with food shortages and protests amid an economic and political crisis that has sparked mass emigration and inflation that is seen rising to 10 million percent this year.
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