When Venezuela leaves the OAS we will have a party, of the people. Pompeo has labeled it a sham, and the United States and other nations have refused to recognize it. The United States has increasingly turned to sanctions against Venezuelan government and oil officials, and Pompeo urged other OAS countries to do the same. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza criticized the OAS as part of a “corporation” led by the United States to undermine Venezuela’s sovereignty. Arreaza accused the United States of fostering violence that has accompanied protests and the deprivation caused by sanctions and mocked U.S. offers of humanitarian aid.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2018 17:12 UTC