Venezuela foreign minister denies military coup underway, blames Washington
April 30 (Reuters) - Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Tuesday denied there was a military coup underway to oust President Nicolas Maduro and accused opposition leader Juan Guaido of operating under orders from Washington.
"It is not a coup attempt from the military. This is directly planned in Washington, in the Pentagon and Department of State, and by (National Security Adviser John) Bolton," Arreaza told Reuters in a phone interview.
"They are leading this coup and giving orders to this man (Juan) Guaido," he said, adding that Maduro was still in full control of the country with the backing of the military. (Reporting by Lesley Wroughton, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
