Venezuelan Foreign Minister Expected in Lebanon
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza will visit Lebanon on Tuesday as part of a regional tour to explain the crisis in his country as a result of the conflict between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition House Speaker Juan Guaido.
According to al-Joumhouria daily, Arreaza will discuss the “results of foreign interference in the Venezuelan internal affairs since the crisis erupted in the country a few months ago.”
The Minister will hold meetings with senior Lebanese officials including President Michel Aoun, PM Saad Hariri, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
On Monday, the Venezuelan Supreme Court asked the Constituent Assembly, composed exclusively of supporters of President Nicolas Maduro, to lift the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has been recognized by about 50 countries as the transitional president of the country.
The Supreme Court's move comes at a time when Maduro and Guaido have been in rivalry over power since the beginning of the year.
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