Here are the details of the meeting

Nicolás Maduro spoke on Friday by telephone with the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, who expressed his “concern about the post-election violence and the accusations of violations of human rights.” “human rights” in the country.

The call was at Maduro’s initiative, Guterres’ spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said at his daily press conference.

During that call, Guterres insisted to Maduro that it was necessary to “resolve any political dispute peacefully through genuine and inclusive dialogue.”

The spokesman did not explain what message Maduro conveyed, but said that “he spoke very clearly and frankly about how he sees the situation,” which Guterres “took note of.”

In previous messages, Guterres has demanded that Venezuela communicate the detailed results of the electoral records of the July 28 elections, which has not happened, and has lamented the lack of transparency of the Venezuelan authorities.

However, he also recently said that the economic sanctions imposed by the United States “do not help” to resolve the situation.

Despite these words, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil criticized Guterres last week, saying that the UN Secretary General “avoids condemning the application of unilateral coercive measures (and) sides with those who sanction illegally. It is an affront to the mandate that the States have given him, all for defending Venezuela’s aggressors,” Gil said.

Asked a few days ago about whether the electoral conflict will affect the recognition of Venezuela before the UN – since Maduro and Edmundo González are fighting for victory in the elections – Dujarric clarified that the representation of the States is the responsibility of the other member States and not of the Secretary General..