Kerry to lead US delegation to OAS Assembly in Guatemala

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1. Not to be overlooked: OAS Secretary General will not bring up Venezuela unless a member does

Of course the US can't possibly miss this meeting. I wonder what kind of *stuff* the US is going to bring up?

OAS Secretary General said it's up to member countries to propose the issues to be discussed at the Permanent Council

WASHINGTON Reuters May 30, 2013 - 11:00 pm

The secretary general of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, said that there's not much desire (atmosphere) to discuss the situation in Venezuela at the OAS and said he will not raise a debate on it unless a Permanent Council brings it up

"If the issue is raised in the Council, congratulations, but it has to be a member country, and they come in different sizes, different beliefs, different systems, that should raise it. If no member country brings up the issue, the general secretary won't bring it up either. If no one raises the issue, that means there is not much desire (atmosphere) to deal with it," said Insulza.

The opposition leader Henrique Capriles said this week that he will appeal to international organizations to denounce the political situation in Venezuela. Moreover, the opposition as a whole sent a letter to Insulza earlier this month requesting him to activate OAS Inter-American Democratic Charter.

http://www.el-nacional.com/mundo/consejo_permanente-jose_miguel_insulza-oea-venezuela_0_199780276.html