Politics
During a meeting of the Socialist International Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean held in the Guatemalan city of Antigua, delegates issued on Tuesday a resolution expressing concern for the "strained and hard" political situation in Venezuela.

They also decided to send a special mission to the country to directly learn about the violations of the rule of law and harassment denounced by opposition representatives during the plenary session.

Felipe Mujica, a representative for MAS party at the Socialist International, reported that they talked about the Venezuelan government violation of constitutional rights; failure to acknowledge the opposition mayors and state governors elected last November; outspoken attempts at running counter to the effective provisions on decentralization and, particularly, the judicial plight of Maracaibo mayor Manuel Rosales.

"That was widely endorsed during the remarks made at the plenary of the Socialist International and a resolution was adopted this morning," Mujica told private TV channel Globovisión.

Leda Piñero
EL UNIVERSAL