Published: January 28, 2019
Foreign minister Winston Peters says country needs to ‘decide its future through free and fair elections’
In a stark departure from its allies, the New Zealand government is refusing the take sides in the escalating Venezuelan leadership crisis, declining to give official recognition to either leader.
Last week opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself Venezuela’s interim president, and quickly won the support of the US, the UK, Canada and some Latin American countries, who issued strong public statements recognising his authority. On Monday New Zealand’s closest neighbour, Australia, recognised Guaidó as Venezuela’s president. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has also urged countries to “pick a side” in the crisis.
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