"The governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Santa Lucia express the following: they do not recognize the legitimacy of the electoral process developed in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on May 20 … They agree to reduce the level of their diplomatic relations with Venezuela, for which they will summon their ambassadors in Caracas for consultations and convening Venezuelan ambassadors to express our protest," the statement read.
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The countries also expressed their concern about the deepening of the political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.