Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are holding a joint press conference in Caracas following their bilateral meeting. Upon his arrival at the airport, the top Russian diplomat was welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza. The two are also scheduled to have bilateral talks. Sergei Lavrov last visited Venezuela in 2011, during Hugo Chavez’s presidency. Follow Sputnik feed to find out more. Russia Rejects Any Scenarios of Venezuelan Government Ousting – Lavrov Russia regards all attempts to oust the legitimate Venezuelan government by force as totally unacceptable, Lavrov said. “The crisis in Venezuela is a result of attempts to launch a large-scale campaign aimed at ousting the legitimate government with use of all options, as organisers of this campaign say, including use of force. We consider such scenarios completely unacceptable”, Lavrov said. Russia’s foreign minister called lifting the US economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela as soon as possible is one of the foremost tasks for all Venezuelan patriots, adding that the sanctions had been introduced to undermine the situation in the country, with the common people being hardest hit by these actions, regardless of their political views. “We have firmly emphasised our adherence to respecting Venezuela’s sovereignty, our solidarity… Read full this story
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