Foreign Affairs Minister, Sarah Flood Beaubrun says St Lucia has to be true to its friends and be frank and open in times of distress. She was commenting on the crisis and unrest in Venezuela. According to her, the fact that Venezuela remains a friend to St Lucia, does not mean that Saint Lucia cannot speak the truth to its friend and say that there is a problem that needs to be discussed and resolved. The Minister believes that when lives are lost, when there are issues regarding democratic processes and, when people are suffering – solutions need to be found. She noted that discussions are ongoing even at the highest level of the Organisation of American States (OAS). Venezuela’s government has announced that it is quitting the OAS, accusing the regional body of meddling in its internal affairs.
