Venezuela opposition's envoy to U.S. meets Pentagon, State Department officials


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  • Tuesday, 21 May 2019

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guido's envoy to the United States Carlos Vecchio in Washington DC on May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Venezuelan opposition's envoy to the United States said he met Pentagon and State Department officials in Washington on Monday to discuss "all aspects of the Venezuelan crisis."

Carlos Vecchio, opposition leader Juan Guaido's ambassador to Washington, said in a message on Twitter that the talks held at the State Department had been "very positive" but offered no further details. "We continue to advance," he said.

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