Venezuela walks out of Americas summit in Mexico
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Venezuela's foreign minister walked out of a meeting of regional diplomats to discuss the South American country's political crisis on Monday as a 17-year-old anti-government demonstrator was shot and killed by security forces during another day of violent clashes.
The Organization of American States meeting being held in the Mexican resort of Cancun once again narrowly failed to approve a resolution that would have pushed back against some of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's most radical actions.
The United States, Mexico, Canada and several South American nations issued a statement expressing their "disappointment" at the vote, which for the second time in a month fell a few votes shy of the two-thirds majority of the 34 member nations needed for approval.
"What can we say to the sick, who can't find medicines?" Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said of the setback, referring to the medicine shortages that Venezuelans are experiencing.
Read more: http://www.lmtonline.com/news/world/article/Venezuela-crisis-tops-agenda-for-Americas-summit-11230189.php (Laredo Morning Times)
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