“My message to the people of Venezuela: The United States supports you in your quest for freedom and democracy. Your courage and voices will lead Venezuela to the path to freedom and prosperity, and we will work with you every step of the way, ”he said.

It is clear that the United States stands for freedom and democracy. You will be able to make a step by step through the way. # EstamosUnidosVEpic.twitter.com / poznzEPKYR

- Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) May 4, 2019

Earlier, Pompeo called on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to leave Venezuela.

It is expected that a meeting between Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take place on May 6 in Finland.

As emphasized in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the main topic of the talks will be the situation in Venezuela.