U.S. Venezuela administration virtually resigned, plan to transition to current regime rejected April 2 9:46
The United States urged the opposing Maduro administration in South America to form an organization for transition with the rebels as a condition for lifting economic sanctions, but the Maduro administration refused.
The U.S. Trump administration has imposed severe economic sanctions on the Venezuela's Maduro administration and demanded retirement, as well as supporting the rebel's chairman of the Guade Parliament, and last month charged Maduro with charges of smuggling drugs. Pressure.
Under such circumstances, the US Secretary of State, Pompey, held a meeting on Wednesday, proposing a new transition to President Maduro and calling for acceptance to lift sanctions in response.
The new proposal is for the administration and rebels to form a five-member council to exercise the powers of the president, eliminate foreign security forces and select a new president within six months to a year. I'm going to hold an election.
However, the U.S. proposal, referring to the lifting of sanctions, was in effect urging President Maduro to resign, and the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry rejected it with a statement that "the Trump administration should concession."