France denies giving refuge to Venezuela's Guaido

PARIS: France on Friday (Jun 5) denied that Venezuelan opposition leader
Juan Guaido had been given refuge at its mission in Caracas, after
Venezuela's foreign minister claimed he was hiding at the embassy.

"Mr Juan Guaido is not at the French residency in Caracas. We have
confirmed this to the Venezuelan authorities several times," ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said.

France is among more than 50 countries that recognise Guaido as the
interim president of Venezuela, after the country's
opposition-controlled parliament branded President Nicolas Maduro a
usurper over his 2018 re-election in a poll widely derided as rigged.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza had made the claim on
Thursday, three days after Maduro hinted that his rival was "hiding" at
a diplomatic location.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/france-denies-giving-refuge-to-venezuela-s-guaido-12809040

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