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Venezuela to Leave OAS

posted by n1 on Friday April 28 2017, @04:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the venezuexit dept.

butthurt writes:

Various news outlets are reporting on an announcement by the Venezuelan government that it will leave the Organization of American States (OAS), a process that takes two years. The country will stop participating in OAS meetings immediately. No country has left the OAS since its founding in 1948.

According to Venezuela-based teleSUR, the move comes in response

[...] to a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States to discuss Venezuela scheduled for Wednesday, which violates the rules of the organization because it does not have the consent of the affected country.

[The foreign minister] indicated that there is also a group of countries with right-wing governments working under U.S. imperialist orders against Venezuela.

According to ABC News,

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets demanding [President Nicolás] Maduro hold elections and denouncing his government as being responsible for triple-digit inflation, food shortages and a rise [in] crime.

It also says that 29 people have been killed in connection with the protests.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by khallow on Friday April 28 2017, @04:58PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday April 28 2017, @04:58PM (#501225) Journal
    We can see here that Exxon looting oil is a lot better for Venezuela than Manduro. The former comes with valuable oil and a bunch of good paying jobs while the latter comes with triple digit inflation and people fleeing their country, Cuba-style.
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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday April 29 2017, @02:04AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Saturday April 29 2017, @02:04AM (#501377) Journal

    The alternative LSD trip is that decision makers that looks after the country actually comes to power.