Venezuelan Parliament has appointed new ambassadors in six more countries
New diplomatic representatives appeared in Bulgaria, the UK, Hungary, Morocco, Poland and the Czech Republic
CARACAS, March 20. /TASS./ The national Assembly of Venezuela (unicameral Parliament), which is under the control of the opposition, on Tuesday appointed new diplomatic representatives of the Republic in six countries around the world....
The list of countries includes Bulgaria, great Britain, Hungary, Morocco, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Previously, the Parliament, at the proposal of opposition leader Juan Guaidó approved the appointment of diplomatic representatives in 20 countries and in the Lima's Group."[https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/6236528?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
Trump will meet with Caribbean leaders to discuss Venezuela and China
Leaders of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica and Saint Lucia will participate in the meeting on 22 March
WASHINGTON, March 20. /TASS./ Us President Donald Trump will meet with leaders of Caribbean countries on March 22 to discuss the situation in Venezuela and the confrontation of China's economic policy in the region...
"The President looks forward to working with countries in the region to strengthen cooperation in the field of security and opposition to the predatory economic practices on the part of China," also notes the White house..." [https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/6236455?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
The new meeting of the contact group on Venezuela will be held in Ecuador on March 28
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MEXICO city, 20 Mar - RIA Novosti. The new meeting of the contact group on Venezuela will be held in the capital of Ecuador Quito on March 28, the communiqué of the Ecuadorian foreign Ministry said.
"In Quito on March 28 will be held a meeting of the international contact group on Venezuela, co - chaired by the EU high representative for foreign Affairs and security policy Federica Mogherini and the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Ambassador Jose Valencia," - said in a statement.
It is also expected the participation of representatives of Germany, Bolivia, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, UK, Sweden, Uruguay and Costa Rica...
... The EU's vision is for the contact group to create the conditions for a political and peace process that allows Venezuelans to determine their own future through free, transparent and credible elections in accordance with the country's Constitution."[https://ria.ru/20190320/1551942449.html?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
Venezuelan authorities partially opened the border with Colombia after the February riots
The border is partly open to students and to those in need of medical care
MEXICO city, March 20. /TASS./ ... The units of the national guard and police deployed in the area of border crossings [by the decision of the government of President Nicolas Maduro] did not let the goods into the country, several trucks were burned. Hundreds of people, including dozens of Colombian citizens, were affected by the riots. According to various reports, four to 25 people were killed." [https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/6236557?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
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19 MAR, 15:16 updated 15: 48
The U.S. Secretary of State considers that "the world needs to see Russia and Cuba such, as what they appear [according their affairs] in this region"
WASHINGTON, March 19. /TASS./ The U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in an interview of the KSNT radio station belonging to the NBC company expressed a regret because Russia and Cuba "help to keep in power" the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro ...
"I think the world needs to see Russia and Cuba as they appear in this region: the unfair parties which starve [create a lack of food for] the people of Venezuela," the Secretary of state believes.
Also he expressed a wish that Russia and the USA had more common interests on many important subjects ..." [https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/6234013]
... The Chinese offer to quickly, efficiently and inexpensively cover Germany with 5g networks, thanks to which not only "smart homes", but also entire "smart cities"will be able to appear in the country.
(...) Meanwhile, the Administration of the President Donald Trump plans to nationalize 5G-networks, in the USA, for bigger control and also for protection against foreign influence ... ... It became obvious that America began to lose to the China a technological war.
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According to him [German political scientist Alexander RAR], the us pressure on Germany is now increasing-this applies not only to Huawei, but also to the Nord stream-2 project"...
"China has almost all ready infrastructure. Chinese make the equipment, develop infrastructure, they have a ready "turnkey" solution. Americans bethought. They understood: if now not to press Huawei, then in about five years in Europe networks 5G will already be completely developed - and developed by Chinese". As a result Americans already lose the most important key - access to intellectual property.
"... Some of these countries just in open protect China on platforms of the European Union because receive from Chinese good money ...", - Rar summed up.
Putin said that on March 20 he will take part in the launch of works at the Kharasaveyskoye field"
The President noted that only the new field will be able to produce gas until 2131
MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS./ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday via teleconference will take part in the launch of work on one of the fields of Gazprom. He said this at a meeting with the winners of the competition "Leaders of Russia".
"Tomorrow we start with Gazprom the beginning of work on the new Harasaveyskom field, - he noted. - Together with Bovanenkovo it is 7 trillion cubic meters of gas". According to the president, only on this new field it will be possible to extract gas till 2131.
"These are planetary reserves," he stressed. The head of state also noted the enormous potential of Russia in the field of energy... " [https://tass.ru/ekonomika/6234808?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
MEXICO city, March 19. /TASS./ The Venezuelan States of Miranda, Vargas, Carabobo and Merida, as well as some areas of Caracas, were left without electricity on Tuesday. This was reported on its website the newspaper El Nacional.
It is not yet reported where exactly the accident that de-energized these regions occurred.
Representatives of the national electric company Corpoelec indicated that they are working to restore the supply of electricity... " [https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/6236229?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
March 20, 2019 10:26
Translation from Russian into English: March 21, 2019 06:24.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Рассказ об интересе к событиям в Венесуэле утром 20 марта 2019 года".