Meloni says Maduro regime's repression unacceptable

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 10 - Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a note issued by her office at Palazzo Chigi on Friday that reports coming from Venezuela "represent another unacceptable act of repression by the regime" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
    "The news coming from Venezuela represents another unacceptable act of repression by the Maduro regime, whose proclaimed electoral victory we don't recognize".
    "We intend to continue working for a democratic and peaceful transition", said the note.
    "The legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy of the Venezuelan people must finally come to life", said the note Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday, remaining in power in spite of a six-month-long dispute over presidential elections held in July and international calls for him to step down.
    Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been briefly detained when leaving a rally against the president and Venezuela has closed its border with Colombia ahead of Maduro's inauguration.
    (ANSA).