Senior State Department Official On Venezuela (OAS meeting)

"Special Briefing

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

March 29, 2017"


"SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone online. As you no doubt know, the Organization of American States has just completed two days of extraordinary permanent council sessions, permanent council being the meeting of all member-states, March 27 and 28.
The two days of meetings were devoted to the situation in Venezuela. These meetings revealed quite clearly that the Government of Venezuela continues to care deeply about its international reputation in the region, as it should, and its reputation in multilateral organizations such as the OAS. And within that forum in particular but also regionally, it is increasingly – it is becoming increasingly isolated and clearly so...."

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https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/03/269293.htm