The meltdown of the once prosperous Venezuela that has spawned a three-million-plus refugee crisis displayed a chasm between the the lawmakers in both North American countries
Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido waves at the press as he arrives for a meeting with ambassadors and representatives from European Union, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Feb. 28, 2019.Canada and Mexico may be united in wanting to bring closure to North America’s unresolved trading future, but they are diametrically opposed on how to solve Venezuela’s political and economic crisis.
“It’s a very complex issue because we believe – the new government believes strongly – in not intervening in the internal affairs of other countries,” Sen. Hector Vasconcelos, head of the Mexican senate’s foreign affairs committee, said in an interview. Many don’t buy that rationale, pointing to the fact that the U.S. remains in lock-step with the Lima Group while the Trump administration refuses to rule out potential military action in Venezuela.
Canada, its Lima Group allies, the U.S. and dozens of other countries say international support for the opposition is intended to embolden Venezuelans, with the help of a military it wants to see switch loyalties, to take democratic control of their country. A Liberal MP who took part in this week’s parliamentary meetings with Mexico says Canada is trying to persuade Mexico to support the Lima Group.
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