Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit says any illegal attempt to remove the duly-elected Venezuelan government must be condemned.

“The Government of Venezuela which is led by President Maduro has been duly elected by the people of Venezuela. Any attempt to remove the constitutionally elected government must be condemned by all, in no uncertain terms. The rule of law and the supremacy of the constitution must at all times be respected,” Prime Minister Skerrit stated.

In a televised addressed last week, President Nicolas Maduro said authorities had thwarted a U.S.-backed attempt to topple his government.

Dominica and Venezuela have shared diplomatic relations since 1979.

Meanwhile, the Friends of Venezuela Solidarity Committee (Barbados), the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration and the Pan-African Coalition of Organisations also announced their solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela this week.

In a statement, the groups said, "we express our strong feelings against the right-wing extreme sectors of Venezuela which have once again tried to carry out a coup attempt to destabilize the legitimate and democratically elected Government of President Nicolás Maduro and cause chaos together with material destruction to certain public entities."

The group is calling on the Government of Barbados and other Caribbean Governments to condemn this reactionary force in Venezuela and the government of the United States for undermining the Venezuelan People and Government.