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Mexico urges regional bloc not to meddle in Venezuela
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 4, 2019 / 1:38 PM / UPDATED 23 MINUTES AGO
Mexico urges regional bloc not to meddle in Venezuela
LIMA (Reuters) - Mexico 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.
Mexico was the sole country in the 14-member Lima Group that opted not to sign a statement critical of Maduro, the first time Mexico has not backed a declaration by the group since it was created in 2017 to push for democratic reforms in Venezuela.
Mexico was once among the most outspoken critics of Maduro. But ties with Venezuela have warmed under leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who invited Maduro to his inauguration last month.
Maximiliano Reyes, Mexico’s deputy foreign minister responsible for Latin America, said Mexico was concerned about the “situation regarding human rights” in Venezuela but would not comment on the legitimacy of its government.
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Mexico urges regional bloc not to meddle in Venezuela
LIMA (Reuters) - Mexico 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.
Mexico was the sole country in the 14-member Lima Group that opted not to sign a statement critical of Maduro, the first time Mexico has not backed a declaration by the group since it was created in 2017 to push for democratic reforms in Venezuela.
Mexico was once among the most outspoken critics of Maduro. But ties with Venezuela have warmed under leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who invited Maduro to his inauguration last month.
Maximiliano Reyes, Mexico’s deputy foreign minister responsible for Latin America, said Mexico was concerned about the “situation regarding human rights” in Venezuela but would not comment on the legitimacy of its government.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/mexico-urges-regional-bloc-not-to-meddle-in-venezuela-idUSKCN1OY1R4
