Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido delivers a press conference during the III Hemispheric Ministerial Conference of Fight Against Terrorism in Bogota, on January 20, 2020. AFP / Raul ARBOLEDA
London: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday, Downing Street said.
Guaido, recognised by the European Union as the head of Venezuela's opposition-run parliament, is in Europe to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Raab was due to hold a meeting with Guaido, with Johnson set to drop in on the talks.
"The UK has recognised him as the interim president," said a spokesman for Johnson's Downing Street office.
"Along with our international partners we believe he is the right person to lead Venezuela out of the current crisis in the absence of a legitimately-elected president."
Guaido declared himself acting president last year.
Guaido launched his challenge to President Nicolas Maduro's authority a year ago, a move quickly recognised by the United States among more than 50 countries.
