Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, today (20 May) told the Security Council that “there is heightened concern” regarding the standoff and the absence of any serious negotiations between the main political parties in Venezuela, especially amid potentially far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
DiCarlo called for “real negotiations” among Venezuela’s main political actors as “the only way forward” and urged “all member states to stand behind this.”