Venezuela’s bitterly divided political factions held competing commemorations of the country’s independence day on Friday, with President Nicolas Maduro calling for dialogue and opposition leader Juan Guaido decrying alleged human rights violations by Maduro’s “dictatorship.”
Reuters: Maduro calls for dialogue as Guaido slams ‘dictatorship’
Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaking next to Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino (R) and Venezuelan Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez (L) during the closing ceremony and balance of military exercices in Caracas, on Feb. 15, 2019.
