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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says that Venezuela needs a "peaceful transition to democracy above all else". But, responding to suggestions that the US actions violated international law, Starmer adds that "international law has to be the framework" for decisions taken by governments and that it is "up to the US to justify their actions" in attacking the country and seizing the President, Nicolas Maduro. Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, the situation is complicated and complex, and it remains so today.
00:05International law has to be the framework, the anchor for decisions that are taken.
00:11The most important thing, to my mind, is the peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela.
00:18That was our...
00:19No, it's not, no. We were calling for that before the weekend, and we continue to call for that,
00:27because for so many people in Venezuela, that is what is so important.
00:32Now, we need to stabilise the situation and get to that democracy as soon as reasonably practicable.
00:38International law is the framework, of course it is,
00:41and it'll be for the US to justify the actions that they have taken.
00:45But we mustn't lose sight of the fact that the president was illegitimate,
00:49caused untold misery in Venezuela,
00:53and we need that transition, peaceful transition to democracy,
00:56above all else.
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