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Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, spoke to the foreign minister on Tuesday Alicia Barcena, duty of the Venezuelan government publish “a detailed and unaltered vote tally” presidential elections held on July 28 last year.

Blinken and Mexico’s foreign minister spoke by phone on Tuesday, during which the US foreign minister stressed the need for “put an end to human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and indiscriminate detentions” in Venezuela.

Blinken showed his support for Mexico’s efforts to “promote inclusive, Venezuelan-led dialogue” which respects the will of the Venezuelan people, leads to a return to democracy and promotes respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

The call came on the same day that the United States defended the Organization of American States (OAS) as “a means” to resolve the post-election crisis in Venezuela, where the ruling party announced the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro, the results of which were questioned inside and outside the country.

“This is our hope and our goal: use the OAS as a means to do this,” Patel stated this at a press conference.

A spokesman made the statement after a phone call on Monday. Blinken and Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo. in which they disagreed over the role the Washington-based Pan American Organization should play in the face of what is happening in Venezuela.

The governments of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico, which maintain relations with Maduro, are trying lead mediation efforts to find a way out of the crisis and on August 1, by their abstention or absence, they were the reason for the failure of the OAS Permanent Council to approve a resolution that called for an audit of the election results in Venezuela.