"All of us must stand with the Venezuelan people until freedom and democracy is fully restored," Pence told the Munich Security Conference.
Pence urges EU to recognise Guaido as Venezuela president
US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday called on the European Union to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as the president of Venezuela.
US Vice President Mike Pence told the Munich Security Conference the world should "step forward" and recognise Juan Guaido's claim to the Venezuelan presidency
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"So today we call on the European Union to step forward for freedom and recognise Juan Guaido as the only legitimate president of Venezuela."
Guaido, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly, declared himself president of the crisis-wracked country in January, piling pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
Pence said that after the United States became the first nation to recognise the parliamentary leader as head of state, "52 nations including 30 of our European allies have followed America's lead".
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"But it's time for the rest of the world to step forward," he said.
"Once more the Old World can take a stance in support of freedom in the New World. All of us must stand with the Venezuelan people until freedom and democracy is fully restored."
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