Representing the International Contact Group, Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, together with the Foreign Ministers of Portugal and Uruguay, will meet next week the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Chile and Peru, in representation of the Lima Group, to discuss the situation in Venezuela. The meeting will take place in New York on 3 June 2019.

The meeting follows an invitation from Lima Group countries at their last Ministerial meeting and is part of the decision taken by the International Contact Group to intensify its outreach with other key international actors, with a view to contribute to a political, peaceful and democratic solution to the Venezuelan crisis.