Statement by UNASUR members on Venezuela not official position of organisation

Guyana is not among members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) that have signed a statement condemning the decision of Venezuela Supreme Court to annul its congress.

According to a Reuters report that was published on Friday, the statement represented the latest sign of international outrage at the move.

In the statement, six UNASAR countries—Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay—called for democratic order to be restored in Venezuela.

The news report said that the leftist governments of Bolivia and Ecuador, which are also part of UNASUR,