Did countries which usually support Venezuelas stances mark boundaries after the debate at the OAS Permanent Council?
I joined the OAS last July, three days after the inauguration of (Panama’s President) Ricardo Martinelli, when Honduras was suspended. From then to date there has been a substantial change at the Organization. On July 4 and 5, when the Honduras case was discussed, (Foreign Minister) Nicolás Maduro came for Venezuela; (President) Cristina Fernández for Argentina, and (President) Fernando Lugo for Paraguay. On that occasion, Maduro exerted a huge influence on the two presidents I just mentioned and on the ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) Member States. Such influence was even arrogant, because Maduro disrespected Costa Rica’s Ambassador and current president of the Permanent Council, José Enrique Castillo Barrantes. However, such prevalence, which included the Hondurans and Honduras’ Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, has been declining, to such an extent that today, at the OAS, Venezuela’s position is upheld by Nicaragua only. Bolivia, Paraguay or Ecuador has not
