IADB cancels China meeting after Beijing bars Venezuela representative
(WorldNews Politics)

By Lesley Wroughton and Roberta Rampton | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday called off next week’s meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend, two sources with knowledge of the decision said. The sources said the decision was made in Washington on Friday at a meeting of the executive board of the IADB, Latin America’s largest development lender, after China refused to change its position. The sources said the board would vote within 30 days to reschedule...