Another help from the north | Canada sends 40 million …

The Lima Group met yesterday in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss the political situation in this Caribbean country, formulate a strategy to support the self-proclaimed President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, and address the humanitarian and migratory crisis . For now, they have ruled out the military option, but have asked the Venezuelan armed forces to show loyalty to Guaidó. At the start of the meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (photo) announced the delivery of humanitarian aid to Venezuela for about $ 40 million.

"We call on the Venezuelan armed forces to show loyalty to the president in charge, and we urge you not to prevent the entry and transit of humanitarian aid to Venezuelans," the Lima Group said. a joint statement at the end of its emergency meeting. Among the 14 members of the Lima group, eleven recognized members: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Peru. The three who did not do it are Mexico, Guyana and Santa Lucia. The government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also did not send representatives to the Ottawa meeting because he believes that the position of the Lima group is not compatible with the dialogue on the basis of neutrality. Also present in Canada were representatives from the European Union, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as Julio Borges , president of the party Primero Justicia of Venezuela and representative of Guaidó within the group of Lima. The British minister in charge of Europe and the United States, Alan Duncan, said yesterday that the Lima group had not discussed at its meeting the possibility of a military intervention in Venezuela. "There has been no talk of military intervention, we are seeking an appropriate constitutional solution for the good of the people of Venezuela," Duncan told reporters.

At the opening of the meeting, Trudeau had announced the shipment of about 40 million dollars of humanitarian aid to the Caribbean country. "This aid is aimed at meeting the most urgent needs of Venezuelans on the ground, mainly of the more than three million refugees," said the British Prime Minister at the opening of the summit. "The bulk of these funds will go to reliable partners and neighboring countries, to help them support Venezuela and Venezuelans," he added.