Pence calls for more action to isolate Venezuela's Maduro

Pence called for Maduro to allow humanitarian aid to reach Venezuelans facing food and medicine shortages amid a severe economic crisis

Reuters

Published April 15, 2018

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends an event with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, April 9, 2018. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTER/Files

LIMA: US Vice President Mike Pence told regional leaders on Saturday that more must be done to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and that Washington would not stand “idly by” as the country crumbles.

In a plenary session at the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, Pence called for Maduro to allow humanitarian aid to reach Venezuelans facing food and medicine shortages amid a severe economic crisis.

Pence also said Russia was spreading misinformation about US missile attacks in Syria late on Friday.