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Confirm that Secretary Rubio made the cited statements during the call, i.e., he thanked Ramdin, urged the OAS to focus on Venezuela’s challenges, and emphasized Member State‑driven support for a transition.
The official U.S. Department of State readout of Secretary Rubio’s call with OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin states that Rubio thanked Ramdin for providing “a forum for open exchange and constructive dialogue,” emphasized keeping the OAS focused on “the challenges facing the people of Venezuela,” and “reiterated the importance of the OAS as a forum for Member State-driven engagement to support a proper, judicious transition of power in Venezuela.” This aligns closely with the claim that Rubio thanked Ramdin for providing a forum for dialogue and urged the OAS to focus on addressing challenges in Venezuela and to support a Member State-driven transition of power. A republication of the same readout by Mirage News reproduces this wording and confirms these elements of the call. Therefore, the verdict is True because the statement is an accurate paraphrase of the official readout, with only minor differences in wording that do not change the substance of what was conveyed.