In a stern warning, the United States government, led by Donald Trump, made it clear that it could withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS) if the organization doesn't make a concrete commitment to the restoration of democracy in Venezuela.
The statement was delivered by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau during a high-level meeting at the regional forum, amid growing tensions over the role played by the OAS in relation to left-wing dictatorships in Latin America.
Landau, with deep knowledge of the hemisphere, was direct in stating that the United States is reassessing its membership in the OAS due to its alignment with geopolitical interests that contradict the democratic values promoted by Washington.
With this, he targeted the bloc led by the Brazilian president, the communist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, joined by other countries with left-wing governments and dictatorships, such as Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Uruguay, and some Caribbean islands with growing Chinese influence. This group set an ideological agenda within the organization that uses the OAS as a geopolitical proxy.
"As you may know, President Trump issued an executive order in the early days of this Administration instructing the Secretary of State that, within six months, he must review all international organizations of which the United States is a member to determine whether such membership is in the interests of the United States and whether such organizations can be reformed," Landau explained, in a firm yet diplomatic message.
