Definition of Lima Group

On August 8, 2017, the political leaders of several American countries met in the Peruvian capital and formed the Lima Group. The purpose of this meeting was the search for possible solutions to the institutional and economic crisis that Venezuela is going through.

16 points where the situation in Venezuela is analyzed

A total of fourteen countries made up the so-called Lima Group or GL (Canada, Saint Lucia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemela, Peru, Guyana and Argentina). On the other hand, representatives of the Organization of American States and the European Union also gave their support to the final resolution. Obviously, members of the Venezuelan opposition signed the agreements. Likewise, the United States supported the final resolution against the Nicolás Maduro regime.

From its creation to the present (February 2019), there have been two relevant episodes: Mexican President López Obrador has withdrew their support for the Lima resolution and the members of the GL have decided to support Juan Guaidó, the current president of the National Assembly of Venezuela.

Among the sections agreed upon at the Lima meeting, the following stand out: the denunciation of the breakdown of the Venezuelan democratic system and the breach of the I respect to the human rights, the proposal for free elections, the release of political prisoners, support for the National Assembly elected in its day after democratic elections, the rejection of the violence and the use of the force and concern about the severe economic crisis that the Venezuelan people are going through.

From the point of view of the Bolivarian regime

For Nicolás Maduro, the LG proposals constitute an interference on the sovereignty of Venezuela and a aggression interventionist at the service of the interests of the United States. In other words, no government foreigner is entitled to make decisions about the politics Venezuelan.

Between the position of the GL and that of the Maduro regime there are proposals for dialogue

The Venezuelan crisis presents two antagonistic positions that could lead to a conflict larger and even in a intervention military led by the United States. Faced with this possibility, some political leaders propose a negotiated solution between the Bolivarian regime and the opposition, since otherwise it will be difficult to avoid civil confrontation.

The former Uruguayan president (José Mujica) and the former Spanish president (José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero) are betting on a negotiation that will put an end to instability in Venezuela.

Photo Fotolia: Don Perucho