Editing Foreign relations of Venezuela (section)

====Indigenous Leaders Summits of Americas (ILSA)====
With Venezuela having tribes of indigenous persons, given the geographical location of the country, recent developments in the oil and gas sector internationally and offshore, (such as Eliza I and II, the developments offshore of Suriname) the contributions of the Venezuelans to the OAS with respect to this area, that is, indigenous people may be significant going forward.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.oas.org/en/topics/indigenous_peoples.asp| title = OAS Indigenous Peoples| date = August 2009}}</ref>

The position of the OAS with respect to indigenous persons appears to be developing over the years. The following statements appear to capture the position of  the OAS with respect to the ILSA :"The "OAS has supported and participated in the organisation of Indigenous Leaders Summits of Americas (ILSA)" according to the OAS's website. The most recent "statement made by the Heads of State of the hemisphere was in the Declaration of Commitments of Port of Spain  in 2009 – Paragraph 86" according to the OAS's website."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.summit-americas.org/cs_ind.html| title = Summit Americas Indigenous Peoples}}</ref>

The Draft American Declaration of the Rights of the Indigenous Persons appears to be a working document. The last "Meeting for Negotiations in the Quest for Consensus on this area appeared to be Meeting Number (18) eighteen and is listed as being held in May 2015 according to the website.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.oas.org/consejo/CAJP/Indigenous%20special%20session.asp#Special| title = Events OAS Indigenous Special Events}}</ref>