In June 2017, during the OAS summit in Cancún; the governments of Mexico, Peru and the United States pushed for a resolution that defends representative democracy in Venezuela. After the summit, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez accused Mexico and other Latin American nations of being "sympathetic dogs to the empire." A resolution to condemn Venezuela was defeated during the summit. In July 2017 during the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Mexico joined the leaders of Argentina, Brazil and Spain and called for the "liberation of all political prisoners and the organization of free and democratic elections" in Venezuela. The statement was made after the liberation from prison of politician Leopoldo López. That same month, the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs announced that following the announcement of the United States, Mexico will also impose sanctions on "various officials and former officials of the Venezuelan government for undermining democracy and human rights in that country, as well as for participation in acts of violence, repression and corruption."