(Trinidad Guardian) US Ambassador Joseph Mondello has issued a statement saying that he has spoken to National Security Minister Stuart Young about the visit of the Venezuelan Vice-President’s visit to this country.
The following is the statement.
“Normally I do not comment on private conversations with host government officials.
Since the government has spoken publicly about my May 6 conversation with Minister Young, though, I wish to affirm that I expressed concern to the Minister in that conversation about the consistency of Delcy Rodriguez’s visit to Port of Spain with Trinidad and Tobago’s obligations as a party to the Rio Treaty.
Article 20 of the Rio Treaty makes it unambiguously clear that all measures imposed by the Organ of Consultation — like the travel restrictions on Ms. Rodriguez — are binding on all treaty parties, whether or not they voted in favor of such measures.”
