Jailed Ex-Leader Maduro Welcomes ‘Any Path to Dialogue’ in Venezuela
The talks are expected to address future elections, post-quake aid and political rights, officials said.
- On Sunday, imprisoned former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro posted on Telegram that he "welcomes any path to dialogue," seeking reconciliation from his New York detention centre.
- U.S. forces captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a January military raid, prompting the U.S. to green-light Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as interim leader.
- Devastating June earthquakes killed more than 5,500 people, compounding the nation's crisis; chief government negotiator Jorge Rodriguez said Caracas talks will address post-quake assistance and the "reinforcement of democracy."
- Government and opposition representatives announced Saturday that political transition talks begin in Caracas this week without main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who stated she will not obstruct the U.S.-backed negotiations.
- The U.S. continues pushing for political dialogue that could establish a timetable for future elections, with Rodriguez coordinating the session following a call with opposition figure Dinorah Figuera.
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"I assume this return with enormous responsibility and with the firm conviction that the greatest challenge facing us is the re-institutionalization of Venezuela." Dinorah Figuera landed at the José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport in Barcelona, 300 kilometers from Caracas, to start face-to-face with Jorge Rodríguez, and under US tutelage, the first formal round of talks between the provisional government and an opposition sector. Rodríg…
On the news of Voz News, the presenter and executive director Karina Yapor interviewed the Venezuelan researcher Maibort Petit about the beginnings of the dialogue between representatives of the opposition of Venezuela and the regime of the interim leader Delcy Rodríguez. “The Venezuelans, for the most part, expect this dialogue to take place because they no longer support the situation in which they find themselves, very much in spite of the fa…
Despite Postponement Rumors, Political Dialogue Begins in Venezuela
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Following last-minute reports and rumors that the resumption of political dialogue in Venezuela, scheduled for August 1, had been postponed, representatives of the Venezuelan government and a sector of the far-right opposition separately announced on Saturday night that the process had begun with a telephone conversation. The call was held between National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the government’s coordina…
Venezuela negotiates, Washington arbitrates, Trump decides
If Venezuelans have learned anything over the past few decades, it is that the best intentions of the parties involved do not guarantee political progress. More than a dozen negotiation processes between the chavista government and the democratic opposition — most of them ending in farce, frustration, or fraud — bear witness to that. Will the new dialogue taking place this week be different from previous ones?Seguir leyendo
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