UK Foreign Secretary says Venezuelan assurance must be followed by `concrete actions’

David Cameron

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron yesterday said that Venezuelan assurances given at a meeting with Guyana and observers on Thursday in St Vincent and the Grenadines must be followed by “concrete actions”

In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs said “The statement by Venezuela in St Vincent that it will refrain from the use of force and any further escalation is welcome. And it must be followed by concrete actions”.

He said that the UK supports the efforts by St Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves to promote peace in Latin America and the Caribbean.