Tag: Lima Group

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  Brazil rules out any military intervention of Venezuela: US will not be allowed to use Brazilian territory

  

  Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday that under no circumstances would his country allow the United States to intervene militarily in Venezuela from Brazilian territory.

• Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Vice president Mike Pence to announce “clear actions” on Venezuela

  

  US Vice President Mike Pence is set to announce “concrete steps” and “clear actions” to address the Venezuela crisis when he meets this Monday with regional leaders in Bogota, Colombia, a senior US administration official said.

• Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 11:00 UTC

  Uruguayan president Vazquez now supports free credible elections in Venezuela

  

  As advanced by Mercopress, Uruguay and Argentine presidents', Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri open agenda surprise meeting was in effect to address the Venezuelan situation, particularly what has been described in Buenos Aires as the erratic accommodative stance to circumstances and environment, of the Vazquez administration.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  Latin American countries call on Venezuelan military to support interim president Juan Guaidó

  

  A group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. In a statement, 11 of the 14 members of the Lima Group called for a change of power without the use of force and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  Lima Group meets in Canada to plan pressure campaign against Venezuela's Maduro

  

  A major bloc of Latin American nations and Canada will discuss on Monday in Ottawa how to maintain pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to hold new elections as he faces widespread calls to resign after last year’s disputed presidential vote.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 10:03 UTC

  Venezuelan Supreme Court bans Guaidó from leaving the country and freezes his bank accounts

  

  Venezuela's Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and frozen his bank accounts. The move comes amid an escalating power struggle, after Mr Guaidó declared himself interim president last week.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  UN chief Guterres ready to facilitate dialogue and negotiations in Venezuela

  

  Following a meeting with a delegation from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has offered to facilitate discussion to help resolve the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Guaido recognized as interim president by Lima Group and US; Uruguay and Mexico call for negotiations

  

  Most Latin American nations recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president on Wednesday, leaving Nicolas Maduro ever more isolated as he faces unrest at home and threats from the United States.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Lima Group, without Mexico, urges Maduro to refrain from taking office next Thursday

  

  Mexico’s new government on Friday called on its peers to refrain from interfering in Venezuela’s internal affairs, declining to back a regional declaration that urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro not to take office on Jan. 10.

• Tuesday, November 20th 2018 - 12:55 UTC

  Colombia to cut all diplomatic ties with Venezuela starting in January

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque announced that his country will sever all diplomatic relations with Venezuela as of January next year when Nicolás Maduro, whom he considers to be a “dictator,” starts a new consecutive term as head of state.