Síntesis informativa - 24 de enero 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
After U.S. Backs Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s Leader, Maduro Cuts Ties
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela faced the most direct challenge to his hold on power on Wednesday, when an opposition leader stood in the streets of the capital and declared himself the legitimate president, cheered on by thousands of supporters and a growing number of governments, including the Trump administration.
Mr. Maduro responded furiously by cutting diplomatic ties with the United States. He gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country, ordering them out with a derisive “be gone!” and accusing the Trump administration of plotting to overthrow him. The United States said it would ignore the deadline.
The fast-moving developments convulsed Venezuela, a once-prosperous country that has been devastated by years of political repression, economic mismanagement and corruption. But they also appeared to give new momentum to the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, the 35-year-old National Assembly leader who stepped onto the national stage just recently.
Venezuela in Crisis: Guaidó vs. Maduro
Just two weeks after President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was sworn in for a second term, an opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, declared himself the interim president, directly challenging the country’s leadership.
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across the country on Wednesday in support of Mr. Guaidó, and the United States, Canada and many Latin American countries quickly recognized him as the legitimate head of state.
Mr. Maduro, in return, severed remaining diplomatic ties with the United States and ordered its embassy personnel out of the country within 72 hours, a deadline the Americans said they would ignore.
Kim Jong-un Praises Trump’s ‘Unusual Determination’ to Hold Second Summit
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, praised President Trump’s “unusual determination and will” to settle their nuclear arms dispute through a second summit meeting, saying that he would move “step by step” to achieve his goals in negotiations with the Americans, the North’s official news media reported on Thursday.
Mr. Kim made the remarks during a briefing with North Korea’s senior envoy and nuclear negotiator, Kim Yong-chol, who visited Mr. Trump at the White House last week. At that 90-minute meeting in the Oval Office, the envoy delivered a personal letter from Mr. Kim to Mr. Trump, and afterward the White House announced that the two leaders planned to hold their second summit meeting, in late February.
The envoy returned home with a letter from the American leader, and on Thursday the North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported that, after receiving “the good personal letter sent by President Trump,” Mr. Kim expressed “great satisfaction.”
Can Macron Talk the Yellow Vests Into Submission? He Will Try
SOUILLAC, France — At 9:23 p.m., after nearly six hours of talk, President Emmanuel Macron took up the subject of nursing homes. At 9:48 p.m., into the seventh hour, he was speaking about France’s “food independence.” Past 10 o’clock, with some of his listeners visibly wilting on plastic chairs, it was on to the French minimum wage.
The president in his crisp white shirt and tie — shedding the suit jacket in the fifth hour was his only concession — showed no such sign of weakness. “We’re going to favor organic farming,” he told his audience of local mayors as the night wore on. A half-joke from a small-town mayor about breaking Fidel Castro’s record for marathon speechifying had long since been forgotten.
So it was that the youthful French president revealed his strategy for overcoming the crisis of the Yellow Vest uprising: talk, or at least a series of town hall-style meetings around the country. For now, at least, it may be working to blunt the momentum of his opponents, even as it tests their patience.
DEUTSCHE WELLE
El nuevo Tratado del Elíseo: Francia y Alemania estrechan lazos
Entre Francia y Alemania ha habido muchos gestos de amistad. Ahora se suma otro más: una nueva edición del Tratado del Elíseo, de 1963, ha de profundizar aún más los lazos entre ambas naciones.
Este martes (22.01.2018) se inicia otra etapa, con la firma de un nuevo tratado en Aquisgrán. Con él se aspira a profundizar aún más la amistad y "elevar las relaciones a otro nivel”, con mejoras para los ciudadanos.
Dado que el Tratado del Elíseo sólo describe un proceso de cooperación, no se trata de reformarlo en lo medular, sino de emitir una señal política. Berlín y París quieren emprender otra etapa de cooperación y con ello preparar el camino a una reforma de la UE. Al mismo tiempo, una cooperación intensificada se interpreta como una declaración de guerra contra los crecientes fenómenos de populismo y nacionalismo en Europa.
https://www.dw.com/es/el-nuevo-tratado-del-el%C3%ADseo-francia-y-alemania-estrechan-lazos/a-47170921
Bangladesh's foreign minister: Rohingya crisis is a 'global problem'
In an exclusive interview with DW, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen explains why he has chosen India for his first official trip and why the Rohingya crisis is no longer a regional problem.
https://www.dw.com/en/bangladeshs-foreign-minister-rohingya-crisis-is-a-global-problem/av-47202469
XINHUA
Siria condena "flagrante" interferencia de EEUU en asuntos de Venezuela
DAMASCO, 24 ene (Xinhua) -- El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Siria condenó el jueves lo que consideró "la flagrante interferencia de Estados Unidos" en los asuntos de Venezuela, informó la agencia estatal de noticias SANA.
El ministerio dijo que rechaza la interferencia de EEUU en los asuntos de Venezuela, que constituye una violación de todas las normas y las leyes internacionales, y de la soberanía venezolana.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-01/24/c_137771472.htm
Trump dará discurso Estado de la Unión cuando reabra Gobierno
WASHINGTON, 23 ene (Xinhua) -- El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, anunció a últimas horas del miércoles que pronunciará el discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión en el Congreso cuando reabra el Gobierno.
"Daré el discurso una vez que finalice el cierre (gubernamental)", dijo en un tuit dividido en dos partes.
Con este mensaje, Trump cerraba el rifirrafe que durante todo el día mantuvo con la presidenta de la cámara, la demócrata Nancy Pelosi, sobre la fecha y la sede del discurso.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-01/24/c_137770952.htm
Canciller chino aboga por reforzar cooperación estratégica con Francia
ARIS, 23 ene (Xinhua) -- El consejero de Estado y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores chino, Wang Yi, abogó este miércoles por reforzar la cooperación estratégica con Francia ante los cambios complicados que está experimentando el mundo.
Wang, que se encuentra en Francia para participar en la 18ª consulta de coordinadores del Diálogo Estratégico China-Francia, hizo estos comentarios durante su reunión en el Palacio del Elíseo con Philippe Etienne, consejero diplomático del presidente francés.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-01/24/c_137770620.htm
Príncipe heredero saudí confirma pleno apoyo a seguridad y prosperidad de Irak
BAGDAD, 24 ene (Xinhua) -- El príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudí, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, reafirmó este jueves al primer ministro iraquí, Adel Abdul Mahdi, el pleno apoyo de su país a la seguridad y prosperidad permanente de Irak.
Un breve comunicado dado a conocer por la oficina de Mahdi indica que el príncipe heredero realizó estas observaciones durante una conversación telefónica con el premier iraquí.
Los lazos entre Irak y Arabia Saudí mejoraron en 2016, cuando Arabia Saudí reabrió su embajada en Bagdad por primera vez desde que Irak invadiera a su vecino Kuwait en agosto de 1990.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-01/24/c_137771471.htm
RT
US might pull regional strings to topple Maduro through military invasion – Max Blumenthal
The US might use its Latin American allies as proxies to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in support of Washington's recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido, journalist Max Blumenthal has warned.
“What should be concerning is the prospect of a military invasion, possibly from Colombia – or covert action from Colombia [or] Brazil – with the US standing behind, kind of pulling the strings,” the award-winning American author and investigative journalist told RT, after US President Donald Trump and a number of Latin American government recognized Guaido's claims to power.
https://www.rt.com/news/449560-venezuela-us-coup-blumenthal/
Iranian Press TV journalist released without charge after 10 days in US custody
Marzieh Hashemi, 59, was snatched by FBI agents at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis last week, after she arrived in the US to meet her family. Born Melanie Franklin to an African-American family in Louisiana, she is a veteran TV presenter and producer for Press TV, Iran’s international English-language news network. The US authorities offered no explanation as to why she was arrested.
On Friday last week, an unsealed court order revealed that Hashemi was taken into custody as a material witness in an unspecified criminal case, but she was not charged with any crime. On Wednesday, she appeared before a DC District Court accompanied by her son to testify before a grand jury. Hours later, they both left. Hashemi is now staying with her family at a Washington-area hotel.
https://www.rt.com/news/449562-us-releases-iranian-journalist/
Gunshots, Molotovs: Skirmishes in Caracas as Venezuela upheaval escalates (VIDEOS)
Video footage of protests in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas show sporadic violence, as the city became the stage for a brutal fight for power in the impoverished country. The standoff between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition-dominated National Assembly escalated this week after a failed mutiny by a National Guard unit.
Juan Guaido, the head of the legislature, declared himself the acting president on Wednesday in front of a large crowd of supporters. He was instantly was recognized by the US and its allies across Latin America. On the same day, numerous Maduro supporters also took to the streets.
https://www.rt.com/news/449572-caracas-steet-violence-venezuela/
Russian bots: Armed Uran-9 ground drones enter service
The Uran-9 robotic armed vehicle has quietly entered military service, it’s producer has revealed. The 12-ton tracked ground drone was tested in Syria before being signed into mass production. The drone is one of several products from a company called 766 UPDK, but control over it was recently transferred to Kalashnikov Concern, a leading Russian arms producer. In a recent interview Kalashnikov boss, Vladimir Dmitriev, said the robotic weapon system has been finally been accepted by the Russian military. Russian troops tested Uran-9s in Syria, and according to Dmitriev, the experience helped find new ways of improving the drone before starting mass production.
There are three Uran drones at the moment, the mine swiping Uran-6, the armed Uran-9 and the firefighting Uran-14. The fighting variant is armed with a 30-mm autocannon, a 7.62 mm machine gun and rockets with anti-tank and incendiary warheads. It can conduct reconnaissance missions or provide fire support to human troops.
https://www.rt.com/russia/449595-uran-armed-drone-service/
AL MAYADEEN
Irak y Rusia debatirán sobre Siria y asuntos regionales
El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irak, Mohammed Ali Hakim, informó que se reunirá con su homólogo ruso, Serguei Lavorv, el próximo 30 de enero para debatir el tema de Siria, el terrorismo, el extremismo internacional y el desarrollo económico. Pol terrorismo y el extremismo internacional.
Desmantelan célula terrorista en Marruecos, arrestan a 13 personas
Durante el operativo las autoridades incautaron aparatos tecnológicos, armas blancas y libros de ideología extremista, informó la agencia oficial de noticias MAP.
http://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/Morocco/282207/desmantelan-c%C3%A9lula-terrorista-en-marruecos/
