To add a little bit to that, I actually had the pleasure of accompanying Minister Kent to Venezuela in January. He met with a large cross-section of the leadership of the Jewish community. We actually had a meeting in the Maripérez synagogue, a synagogue that had been vandalized last year.
It was the opportunity for some good discussions, and our sense certainly was that the leadership of the Jewish community in Venezuela very much appreciate the support they've received from Canada. By the same token, as Alexandra Bugailiskis has underscored, we are representing Israel's interests in Venezuela under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and we have regular contact here with the Israeli embassy in Ottawa.
You asked about our contact with opposition members. Part of the business of the Canadian embassy in Venezuela, just as it is in Canadian embassies throughout the world, is to undertake meetings and have regular contact with a vast cross-section of the leadership in countries, both with members of civil society and with the political opposition. We have a very active embassy in Caracas that meets with cross-sections of the opposition and, when it's able to, with government representatives in order to represent Canadian interests.
We're also very active in our contact with civil society in Venezuela. We meet on a regular basis with a cross-section of civil society organizations. This is part of the regular work that the Canadian embassy in Caracas undertakes.