Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido began a tour of his country Saturday in Valencia, part of his effort to oust embattled President Nicolas Maduro.
委内瑞拉反对派领导人瓜伊多星期六抵达瓦伦西亚视察,他将开始到全国各地巡视,努力推翻四面楚歌的马杜罗总统。
Guaido tweeted photos of the day’s activities, attended a service at Valencia Cathedral and visited a local market, greeting crowds of supporters in both places.
瓜伊多在推特上发布了当天活动的照片,他在瓦伦西亚大教堂参加祷告,视察了当地一个市场,并向两个地方的支持者挥手致意。
He said that while the Saturday market is usually full of “hustle and joy,” on this particular day it was instead full of the cries for hope and freedom.
他说,星期六的市场通常是繁忙和喜庆的,而这个星期六却充满了对希望和自由的呼唤。
uaido said people were feeling the consequences of Venezuela’s economic crisis, caused by what he called “an inhuman system that destroyed the production and purchasing power of our people.”
瓜伊多说,民众可以感受到委内瑞拉经济危机的后果,而产生的原因是“一个破坏生产和民众购买力的不人道的体制”。
Guaido has been recognized as Venezuela’s legitimate leader by most Western countries, including the United States and many Latin American nations.
瓜伊多被大多数西方国家视为委内瑞拉的合法领导者,其中包括美国和很多拉美国家。
On Friday, the Inter-American Development Bank, Latin America’s largest regional lender, officially recognized the Venezuelan representative designated by Guaido. It was the first multilateral institution to take such action.
拉丁美洲最大的区域贷款机构美洲开发银行星期五正式承认了由瓜伊多任命的委内瑞拉代表,这也是首家承认瓜伊多政府的多边国际机构。
The bank’s move was a major setback for Maduro. It could eventually free up development lending to Venezuela if Maduro were to step down.
此举被视为是马杜罗总统遭受的重大挫折。如果马杜罗行将下台,美洲开发银行可能会最终向委内瑞拉发放开发贷款。
In another development Friday, American Airlines said it had temporarily suspended its operations into Caracas and Maracaibo, citing safety concerns in Venezuela.
另一方面,美国航空公司表示出于安全考虑,已经暂停飞往委内瑞拉首都加拉加斯和马拉卡波的航班服务。
The decision came after the U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory urging Americans to avoid Venezuela “due to crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens.”
在此之前,美国国务院发布旅行警告,敦促美国人不要前往委内瑞拉,理由是“当地的犯罪,内乱,恶劣的健康条件和美国公民遭受的肆意逮捕和拘禁”。