CARACAS, Jan.24 (CGTN) -- Venezuela is to close its embassy and all consulates in the U.S., the country's president Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday during a speech delivered to Venezuelan Supreme Court.

During his speech, he also addressed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's act of taking oath as the country's "interim president" as a political coup conspired with the support of the United States.

Maduro added that he agreed with a call by Mexico and Uruguay for dialogue between Venezuela's government and the opposition for a resolution to the country's political crisis.