Pence urges EU to recognize Guaido as Venezuela president

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president last month. (AFP)

MUNICH, Germany: US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday called on the European Union to recognize Juan Guaido as the president of Venezuela.
“All of us must stand with the Venezuelan people until freedom and democracy is fully restored,” Pence told the Munich Security Conference. “So today we call on the European Union to step forward for freedom and recognize Juan Guido as the only legitimate president of Venezuela.”