Pompeo reiterates Maduro must go, praises Colombia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday reiterated that Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro must step down. Mimicking President Ronald Reagan's famous "Tear down this wall" speech in Berlin at the end of the Cold War, Pompeo also urged Maduro to lift a military blockade preventing the entry of tons of international humanitarian aid.

Cucuta:US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday reiterated that Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro must step down, saying his "usurpation must end".

Mimicking President Ronald Reagan's famous "Tear down this wall" speech in Berlin at the end of the Cold War, Pompeo also urged Maduro to lift a military blockade preventing the entry of tons of international humanitarian aid.

Pompeo was speaking after touring the Colombian border town of Cucuta with his host, President Ivan Duque.

They met Venezuelan migrants at a shelter, visited a warehouse where aid for Venezuela is stored, and together walked along the Simon Bolivar border bridge that links Colombia and Venezuela.

Pompeo also paid tribute to Duque and the people of Colombia for coming to the aid of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country.