The U.S. clarifies that it does not yet recognize Edmundo González as president of Venezuela.

Despite conceding victory in the past elections on July 28 to the candidate of the opposition coalition in Venezuela, Edmundo González Urrutia, the United States has made it clear that it still does not recognize him as the president of the country.

"We are not at that point yet (of recognizing him as president). We are in close contact with our partners in the region, especially Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, to find a way forward," said State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller in a statement cited by the Efe agency.

The official urged the parties involved, the government and the opposition, to engage in a dialogue that would assist in “a peaceful transition back to democracy.”

Last Wednesday, the United States government announced its recognition of González Urrutia as the winner of the presidential elections in Venezuela.

Brian Nichols, Under Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. State Department, said at the extraordinary meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) that there is irrefutable evidence showing that Edmundo González defeated Nicolás Maduro by millions of votes, even though the electoral authority has yet to publish the election records.

Miller himself referenced that the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) has ignored requests for regularity in the elections.

More than a week has passed since the elections, any evidence presented by the CNE will require "meticulous scrutiny" due to the "potential for alteration and manipulation after that period of time," he noted.

Last week, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, and Costa Rica recognized Edmundo González as the elected President of Venezuela and considered Nicolás Maduro's proclamation as the winner of the elections to be fraudulent.

While the European Union (EU) expressed its deep concern over the resulting scenario after July 28, it warned the authorities of Nicolás Maduro's regime to curb the repression against the protesters.

The Carter Center questioned the legitimacy of the elections in Venezuela and states that the elections did not meet international standards of electoral integrity, which prevents them from being considered democratic.