To cries of “The dictatorship has already fallen!” about 100 opponents of the government of President Nicolás Maduro gathered in front of the diplomatic premises.
Duque made the announcement during a meeting in Washington with United States President Donald Trump, with whom he reviewed the situation in Venezuela.
The International Contact Group — made up of 11 countries, including Costa Rica — issued a call for free presidential elections to be held in Venezuela as a peaceful solution to the nation’s crisis.
An international meeting to negotiate a solution to the Venezuelan crisis was set to open Thursday in Montevideo as President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó sparred over allowing humanitarian aid into the crisis-wracked country.
European and Latin American countries that form an "international contact group" hoping to end Venezuela's political crisis will hold their first meeting in Montevideo on Thursday, the joint hosts announced Sunday.
