Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Photo: Reuters)

“We, just like our Surinamese friends, are convinced that it can result through a direct dialogue between the government and opposition with no preconditions, and without any threats that we hear coming from various capitals”, Lavrov said at a press conference following his meeting with Surinamese Foreign Minister Yldiz Pollack-Beighle in the capital Paramirabo. He called for support for Venezuelans’ own efforts to address the crisis based on “non-interference in the affairs of states”.