OTTAWA – The Green Party is welcoming the federal government’s offer to convene high-level talks aimed at resolving the continuing political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.

In a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Green Party parliamentary leader Elizabeth May wrote: “I welcome your government’s commitment to engaging in the resolution of the Venezuelan crisis and in potentially hosting a high-level meeting of the Lima Group.” (The Lima Group is a multilateral body made up of Canada and 12 South and Central American nations formed to work towards a peaceful end to the crisis in Venezuela.)