As in Colombia, his first stopover on a Latin American tour, Pence struck a more conciliatory tone than U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened military intervention in Venezuela last week to resolve the political crisis in the OPEC member.
Still, Pence reiterated that Venezuela was "sliding into dictatorship and the United States would not stand by" while that happened.
"The U.S. has many options and reserves those options in Venezuela," he said.
On Monday, Pence said he and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos had discussed possible further sanctions against the leftist-ruled country.
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