Mr. Michael Grant at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On January 28th, 2021. See this statement in context.

January 28th, 2021 / 4:20 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Thank you for your question.

I will comment on the situation in Venezuela.

It is clear that the constitution allows the creation of a delegated commission when there is a vacuum. It is also clear that the Maduro assembly elected on December 6, 2020, is illegitimate, which would have created a vacuum if the assembly of 2015 had not created its delegated commission. We accept this interpretation of the Venezuelan constitution.

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