Edmundo González is willing to talk with Gustavo Petro

Opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia said that he has not yet spoken with the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, but is willing to talk.

“He (Petro) has been a political leader who seeks a solution to the Venezuelan crisis and in that context, I welcome any opportunity we could have to talk and give him my opinions on that issue,” González said in an interview with the Colombian media. Week.

Regarding Petro’s statement at the G20, when He said that the Venezuelan presidential elections had been a “mistake”González avoided going into detail.

He explained that the president works together with the Brazilian government to find a way out of the Venezuelan crisis. “I prefer not to disturb that climate that could favor a negotiated solution,” said the opponent, currently a refugee in Spain.

Regarding relations between Venezuela and Colombia, he said that he hopes they will return to the path of the 80s, when a trade exchange of about 8 billion dollars was achieved.

“We had an entire institutional framework that allowed differences to be channeled along the path of conversations, of peace, and we did all this by just picking up a phone. “I would like to resume the relationship with Colombia as it was maintained for many years.”

Edmundo celebrates the recognition of the United States

This week, President Joe Biden’s administration recognized Edmundo González as president-elect of Venezuela. The opponent considers that the decision came at an opportune time.

He expressed that he has good expectations of carrying out relations with a climate of normality and respect. On January 20, Donald Trump will assume the presidency of the United States, something that González says, like all changes, “entails risks and opportunities.”

“At the moment, for example, we consider positive the appointment of Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the first Hispanic Cuban-American to occupy that position. He knows the situation in Venezuela and in the hemisphere very well. We hope that during his administration he will contribute to finding a solution to the political drama that Venezuela is experiencing today,” he stated.

Plans for January

González reiterated his intention to take office as president of Venezuela on January 10, not from Spain but in the country.

“My aspiration is to do it in Venezuela. That is the intention we have and thus we aspire to fulfill the mandate of the popular will that was expressed on July 28 in more than 7 million voters,” he noted.