BATTLE FOR WORLD / TASS - January 24, 2019: The article highlights that Moscow calls on all countries to give up the idea of military intervention in Venezuela, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday (January 24).

And stressed that: "Of particular concern are signals from some capitals that outside military intervention is not ruled out. We call for abandoning such ideas."

The minister noted that: "We can see again the US, which is paranoically concerned about someone’s meddling in its election, failing to furnish any evidence, once again trying to act as the ruler of other people’s destinies and actually meddling in their domestic affairs."

Lavrov said: "We call on Venezuela’s opposition, the opposition, which, I hope, prioritizes the country’s national interests and caution it against becoming a pawn in someone else’s dirty and criminal game."

The Russian top diplomat noted that it is essential to act within the framework of the constitution and respect Venezuelans’ rights to determine their country’s fate. And that it should not be accompanied by violence and calls for the violent overthrow of the legitimate government.

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