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Boris Johnson flew to Venezuela for unofficial talks (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"The BBC has been told that Mr Johnson received a briefing in the British Embassy residence in Caracas before his meeting, and that he then debriefed embassy officials afterwards."

At least he went through the debriefing process this time. Did he debrief after his visit to a villa owned by son of an ex-KBG spy whilst he was Foreign Secretary?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The KGB should capture him and then threaten to release him if we don't pay the ransom.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

He'd probably get them pregnant

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Venezuela last month for a private meeting with the country's President Nicolás Maduro.

A spokesman for Mr Johnson told the BBC that he "repeatedly made clear there can be no hope of normalisation in relations until Venezuela fully embraces democracy and respects the territorial integrity of its neighbours".

The visit is unusual given the former prime minister is not a member of the government anymore, and because of the current diplomatic tensions between the UK and Venezuela.

Venezuela's government faces strong international pressure to hold a free and fair election, to release activists and political opponents it has detained, and to de-escalate tensions with its neighbour - the former British colony Guyana.

Last year, Mr Johnson, who had left his post in Downing Street in September 2022, made an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Mr Johnson then stepped down as MP in June 2023 after facing some criticism over how many parliamentary votes he was missing because he was making frequent trips abroad.

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