Venezuela pushes back against OAS suspension warnings

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez (photo) called for Tuesday's OAS meeting in Washington to be canceled because it "infringes the rules of the organization," she said, addressing a session of the regional body in Washington on Monday. The OAS is due to hold a debate on possible suspension of Venezuela if it does not hold elections this year. The regional body can suspend a country when the "democratic order" is "altered." Rodriguez condemned the actions of the OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, a Uruguayan lawyer, former foreign affairs minister and diplomat, whom she accused of dishonesty. She claimed he had dedicated his time as OAS leader to working against Venezuela and its people. More…