Venezuela's Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro

Colombian President Ivan Duque (C), US Vice President Mike Pence (R) and Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared acting president Juan Guaido meet in Bogota on February 25, 2019. COLOMBIAN PRESIDENCY/AFP PHOTO

BOGOTA: US Vice President Mike Pence and Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido agreed on a strategy to tighten the noose around President Nicolas Maduro following a meeting with regional allies in Colombia on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).