Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Venezuelan’s Government’s withdrawal from negotiations with the opposition.

​We have maintained regular discussions with key actors on Venezuela following British recognition of Juan Guaido as interim Venezuelan President. Through our Ambassador and internationally, we are working closely with like-minded partners to achieve a peaceful resolution to the current crisis and a return to democracy and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid.

We hope that this, along with sanctions regimes imposed by the EU, the US and Canada, will encourage Nicolas Maduro to re-enter Norwegian-brokered negotiations with the Opposition in good faith.