Rubio Calls on All Venezuela Opposition Figures to Join Talks with Govt
Rubio welcomed Venezuelan opposition leader Dinorah Figuera to the State Department as negotiations with the interim government continue ahead of scheduled talks on October 14.
- State Marco Rubio urged all opposition factions in Venezuela to join ongoing transition talks with the interim government of Delcy Rodriguez on Friday.
- Following the United States military's ouster of Nicolas Maduro in January, Rodriguez assumed power; Rubio recently hosted Dinorah Figuera at the State Department to advance the process.
- Rubio pledged Washington's "100 percent support" for Figuera, calling the talks "the best opportunity Venezuela has had almost in a generation" for democracy.
- Two rounds of talks between Rodriguez's government and Figuera's team have released political prisoners, though Rodriguez has not yet committed to setting an election date.
- While opposition leader Maria Corina Machado remains in exile, Figuera and Machado are publicly at odds regarding the direction and pace of the talks.
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‘We encourage everyone who cares about the future of Venezuela to participate in this process,’ says US secretary of state before meeting 2015 National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera
Rubio calls on all Venezuela opposition figures to join talks ...
The U.S. Secretary of State confirmed that the next round of negotiations with the government of Delcy Rodríguez will begin on October 14. Washington seeks to move towards elections with democratic guarantees, while the differences between opposition sectors persist and María Corina Machado remains on the sidelines of the process.
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Rubio made the comment as he welcomed Dinorah Figuera, who led the opposition bloc that won a majority in Venezuela's last internationally recognized elections in 2015, to the State Department. The negotiations are proceeding with Washington's approval after the US military's ouster of president Nicolas Maduro in January, which led to Rodriguez assuming power. The next round of talks are scheduled to begin on October 14, Rubio told reporters, ad…
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The next negotiating table will be installed on October 14, Rubio told journalists.
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