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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