OAS meeting on Venezuela could 'change the situation' - Peru minister

In televised comments, Luna said the planned meeting of 19 foreign ministers of OAS countries, first proposed late last month, would take place the third week of May, likely on the 21st or 22nd, in order to make sure "all the countries can participate." "I think the foreign ministers' meeting that week -- we don't know if it will be the 21st or 22nd -- will in some way establish a position and possibly a mechanism that changes the situation," Luna told journalists, referring to the situation in Venezuela. The Washington-based OAS floated the idea of a foreign ministers' meeting last week, prompting Venezuela to announce plans to withdraw from the organisation. OAS chief Luis Almagro had earlier threatened to kick Venezuela out of the body if it did not swiftly hold general elections amid an economic crisis.: More…