Venezuela on Table When Obama Meets Brazilian President Rousseff

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs Roberta Jacobson confirmed that Venezuela would be on the agenda at Tuesday's bilateral meeting in Washington. "The leaders are certainly going to speak about the importance of moving ahead … on many of the concerns that they have in Venezuela," Jacobson said at an event previewing the visit at the Atlantic Council. "We believe and have for a long time that Brazil is a crucial actor on Venezuela. Its influence is critical not only bilaterally with Venezuela because of their relationship, but obviously within [the Union of South American Nations] which has played an important role vis-a-vis Venezuela." More…