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Related: About this forumU.S. threatens to derail meeting of Latam lender if China bars Venezuela
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 21, 2019 / 6:26 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Exclusive: U.S. threatens to derail meeting of Latam lender if China bars Venezuela
Lesley Wroughton, Roberta Rampton
4 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.
The Washington-based IADB, the biggest lender to Latin America, voted last week to replace Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros board representative with Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann, who is backed by Guaido.
Several sources familiar with the situation told Reuters that China - one of the Venezuelan governments few remaining international allies - had proposed not inviting representatives from either the Maduro or Guaido camps to de-politicize the meeting.
Discussions to try to resolve the issue are ongoing among IADB member countries, and a final decision has not yet been taken, the sources said. Chinas embassy in DC was not immediately available to comment on the issue.
But a senior official in President Donald Trumps administration - which has backed Guaido as Venezuelas legitimate ruler - said the United States and its regional allies would pull quorum from the meeting in Chengdu if Hausmann was excluded.
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Exclusive: U.S. threatens to derail meeting of Latam lender if China bars Venezuela
Lesley Wroughton, Roberta Rampton
4 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.
The Washington-based IADB, the biggest lender to Latin America, voted last week to replace Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros board representative with Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann, who is backed by Guaido.
Several sources familiar with the situation told Reuters that China - one of the Venezuelan governments few remaining international allies - had proposed not inviting representatives from either the Maduro or Guaido camps to de-politicize the meeting.
Discussions to try to resolve the issue are ongoing among IADB member countries, and a final decision has not yet been taken, the sources said. Chinas embassy in DC was not immediately available to comment on the issue.
But a senior official in President Donald Trumps administration - which has backed Guaido as Venezuelas legitimate ruler - said the United States and its regional allies would pull quorum from the meeting in Chengdu if Hausmann was excluded.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-china-iadb-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-threatens-to-derail-meeting-of-latam-lender-if-china-bars-venezuela-idUSKCN1R22LS
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(61,974 posts)2. IADB cancels China meeting after Beijing bars Venezuela representative
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 22, 2019 / 5:03 PM / UPDATED 15 MINUTES AGO
Exclusive: IADB cancels China meeting after Beijing bars Venezuela representative
Lesley Wroughton, Roberta Rampton
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday called off next weeks meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend, two sources with knowledge of the decision said.
The sources said the decision was made in Washington on Friday at a meeting of the executive board of the IADB, Latin Americas largest development lender, after China refused to change its position.
The sources said the board would vote within 30 days to reschedule the annual meeting for another date and location.
On Thursday, the United States threatened to derail the March 26-31 meeting unless Beijing granted a visa to Guaidos representative, Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann. The meeting, slated to bring together finance and development ministers from the lenders members, was meant to mark the banks 60th anniversary.
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Exclusive: IADB cancels China meeting after Beijing bars Venezuela representative
Lesley Wroughton, Roberta Rampton
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday called off next weeks meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend, two sources with knowledge of the decision said.
The sources said the decision was made in Washington on Friday at a meeting of the executive board of the IADB, Latin Americas largest development lender, after China refused to change its position.
The sources said the board would vote within 30 days to reschedule the annual meeting for another date and location.
On Thursday, the United States threatened to derail the March 26-31 meeting unless Beijing granted a visa to Guaidos representative, Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann. The meeting, slated to bring together finance and development ministers from the lenders members, was meant to mark the banks 60th anniversary.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-china-iadb-exclusi/exclusive-iadb-cancels-china-meeting-after-beijing-bars-venezuela-representative-idUSKCN1R32NU