In a significant meeting at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden engaged with Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutìa just days before Nicolás Maduro’s controversial inauguration. They discussed the necessity of honoring Gonzalez’s electoral victory through a peaceful transition to a democratic government and expressed concerns over Maduro’s repression of dissent. The meeting follows a call from opposition leader María Corina Machado for protests against the upcoming inauguration. The Venezuelan government condemned U.S. support for Gonzalez, criticizing Biden’s administration as politically discredited.

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