<span style="color: #222222;">US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has promised what he termed unwavering support to Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido as he prepares a new rally aimed at deposing incumbent President Nicolas Maduro. The US State Department said, Pompeo spoke to Guaido over phone yesterday.<br />''<br />''Guaido is planning a fresh rally against the President on Friday, the Independence Day holiday.<br />''<br />''US along with major Latin American countries had recognized Guaido as the interim leader of Venezuela in January. <br />''<br />''President Maduro, however, withstood a US-led pressure campaign that includes sanctions on Venezuela's crucial oil exports. The incumbent still enjoys support from Russia, China and Cuba.<br />''<br />''According to the United Nations, some four million people have fled Venezuela since 2015. <br />''<br />''The country's imploding economy has resulted in high unemployment and shortages of food and medicine, and hundreds of thousands of people are said to be in need of humanitarian aid.</span><br />