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Nineteen (19) member states of the Organisation of American States (OAS) including Jamaica, today adopted another resolution on the situation in Venezuela.

The content of the resolution was consistent with the resolution adopted at the OAS General Assembly in June 2018.

On that occasion, the Government of Jamaica, in supporting the resolution, acknowledged that “the fundamental values and principles including the maintenance of the rule of law, respect for human rights and democracy, as well as non-intervention in the internal affairs of states, remain pertinent considerations.…like the several countries represented here…for us our interest has always and continues to be, that of the well being of the people of Venezuela.… Jamaica stands ready to lend any support that may be deemed helpful and that could facilitate renewed dialogue to alleviate the serious challenges facing Venezuela.”
Jamaica continues to support those principles.

We continue to maintain the hope that dialogue will take place amongst the parties, consistent with our position that the people of Venezuela should have the opportunity to resolve their various issues through dialogue at the national level.

Even as Jamaica took this vote, we were also represented by our Embassy in Caracas at the swearing in ceremony of President Maduro, as a sign of our interest in remaining engaged with Venezuela, with which we maintain diplomatic relations.

List of Countries who voted at the OAS
Argentina; The Bahamas; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; St. Lucia and the USA.

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