i want to thank ambassadors, two permanent to the oas, and ambassador brownfield to join us, ambassador tar ek, we will start with you. thank you again for joining the. t the floor is yours. >> i want to thank csis and myis rendon and his team for hosting this. the rio treaty known in spanish as moisess said as tr has become an important tool to the government of juan guaido and of his international campaign against maduro and his criminal regime. venezuela announced under chavez in 2012, claiming that was an imperial instrument of the united states. on june 23rd of last year, the national assembly of venezuela approved a corporation to the tread treaty. since then we have con sooend the meeting of consultation of foreign minsters and implemented two resolutions aimed at eroding maduro support base. despite this, we can't yes scape reality. mad uro remains in power. and his regime shows signs of its dictatoral ways. the treaty was considered in a different era. at that time the war was settling after world war ii, and the conflicts were fought by states in battle fields. in conventional