Switzerland and the United States signed an agreement on Friday for the neutral ...
A view of U.S. Embassy building in Caracas, Venezuela March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
The mandate, signed by Switzerland’s foreign minister and the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland in Berne, should help defuse tensions between the United States and Venezuela, the Swiss government said, but first Venezuela must agree to let Switzerland take on the role. The United States and dozens of other countries stand at odds with the government of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, recognising opposition leader Juan Guaido as its legitimate president.
Tensions have continued to rise as Russia has sent military equipment into the country in support of Maduro, which the United States has warned it views as a “direct threat” to the region.
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