Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela's right-wing opposition leader Edmundo González, self-proclaimed president-elect, has announced that he will attend the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington next Monday.

This was confirmed by his campaign team in a statement published on social media, where it was specified that it was the U.S. government itself that invited "the legitimate president of Venezuela" to Trump's inauguration.

"González has confirmed his attendance and will travel to Washington this weekend, where he also hopes to meet with other members of the new administration," added Comando Con Venezuela in the aforementioned statement.

González has assured that he will take advantage of "all opportunities to defend the will of the Venezuelans" and has celebrated that "every day there are more international allies who join this fight," including the United States, "a great ally of the cause."