Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who says he won a July presidential election and is recognised by multiple countries as president-elect, has said that he had a fruitful meeting with US President Joe Biden and spoke at length with President-elect Donald Trump’s security adviser.“The people of Venezuela deserve a peaceful transfer of power to the true winner of their presidential election,” Biden said on X, saying that Gonzalez should be taking the oath of office in four days, when incumbent President Nicolas Maduro is set to officially begin his third term in office.Gonzalez’s visit to Washington comes as part of a regional tour just days before Maduro, recognised by Venezuela’s top court and electoral authority as the winner of the election, is set to be inaugurated on January 10.“We had a long, fruitful and cordial conversation with President Biden and his team,” Gonzalez told journalists after meeting Biden at the White House.The Venezuelan government said in a statement it was “grotesque” that Biden was backing a “violent project” to usurp the country’s democracy.The opposition has published detailed vote tallies it says show a resounding win for Gonzalez and international observers have said the vote was unfair.The government has not published detailed vote tallies.Later in the afternoon Gonzalez said on X that he had a long meeting with Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser.“Among various issues that we talked about in detail was the civic protest of Venezuelans this January 9,” Gonzalez added. “He guaranteed that the United States and the world will be alert about what happens in our country.”Maduro’s government has said repeatedly that the arrest of Gonzalez, who has been living in exile in Spain, will be sought if the opposition leader enters Venezuela.Popular opposition figurehead Maria Corina Machado has meanwhile called for mass protests tomorrow, the day before the inauguration of Venezuela’s next president.