The Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, has reiterated that her purpose is to return as soon as possible to Venezuela to "facilitate the transition" in the country and "strengthen the organization of the people."
In a message disseminated on her social networks to thank the support of U.S. Congressman Carlos A. Giménez, Machado has emphasized that she will return "to be with Venezuelans in this stage." Likewise, she has stressed that "we have a task ahead: to build a free and democratic Venezuela, which will be the most reliable ally of the United States in our hemisphere."
"Thank you, dear Carlos, for your friendship and for accompanying the cause for the freedom of Venezuela for so many years. Long live free Cuba and Venezuela!", she has stated in response to the words of the Republican legislator, who has assured that the opposition leader "exemplifies honesty, decency, and truth."
"Her return to the country will strengthen the path towards democracy and freedom that we all want for the brave Venezuelan people," the Republican congressman has added, highlighting the political impact that Machado's return would have.
On the eve, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly praised Machado and expressed his confidence that "everything will turn out well." "I will say one thing. She is an excellent woman. She gave me her Nobel Prize because she knew I had earned it, and she is an excellent woman. Everything is going to turn out well," he stated after the dissemination of an opinion piece signed by Machado herself, in which she defended that her current responsibility is to return to Venezuela to "accompany" the people and "peacefully channel the growing social tensions."