Cuba, Canada foreign ministers discuss resolving Venezuela crisis


Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/Pool

HAVANA (Reuters) - Canada's foreign minister addressed Venezuela's crisis on Thursday with her Cuban counterpart during a half-day trip to Havana, according to the government, after the island recently said it was willing to help mediate.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out to Venezuela's longtime ally Cuba two weeks ago on behalf of the Lima Group, a bloc of mostly Latin American countries seeking a peaceful resolution to the Venezuelan standoff.

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