In the past few days, members of the OAS (Organization of American States) have been discussing Venezuela’s situation. In particular, the decision by Luis Almagro’s - who is the Secretary-General of OAS - to invoke the Democratic Charter over the current political crisis in Venezuela was spoken about. The decision could have resulted in the country being suspended from OAS. Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Delcy Rodriguez, gave a speech which was considered to have had a substantial impact on the final decision in which most of the countries declared their support in taking further action to assess the legitimacy of Almagro’s action, for which 19 voted in favor, 12 voted against and 3 abstained.

In a meeting held between Rodriguez and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last Tuesday, Kerry announced that his government will not support the invoking the Democratic Charter in Venezuela and advocated for the need for dialogue. President Maduro welcomed Kerry’s proposal and restated his own: to restore ambassadors of the two countries, after 8 years of frozen diplomatic relations.

The OAS Permanent Council is set to meet next Tuesday in Washington at Venezuela’s request.

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Venezuela is still engulfed in a political and economic crisis. Earlier this year, the National Assembly led by the MUD launched a plan in order to oust current President Nicolas Maduro of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).