Venezuelan Government and Opposition Open US-Backed Talks
- On Thursday, U.S.-backed negotiations between Venezuela's government and an opposition faction began in Caracas, aiming to reform the country's political system. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and opposition leader Dinorah Figuera led their respective delegations.
- Designed in the office of Marco Rubio, the initiative involves representatives of the 2015 National Assembly, recognized by the United States as democratically elected, and follows nearly a week of delays.
- Negotiators agreed to principles including negotiation in good faith and respect for national sovereignty. Their agenda covers earthquake assistance, strengthening democracy, and guarantees for political and civil rights.
- While the State Department called the talks a "unique opportunity" for peaceful transition, popular opposition figure Maria Corina Machado is not participating. Machado acknowledged she was not consulted but will not obstruct progress.
- Delegations will remain in continuous working sessions until August 12, when both sides will decide whether to continue the dialogue. These talks aim to address electoral reform and political prisoner releases.
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More than seven months after the abduction of Venezuelan President Maduro by the US, talks about the political future of Venezuela are beginning,...
The Nobel Peace Prize Maria Corina Machado was excluded by Washington from the talks opened in Caracas on Thursday, 6 August, with a view to a political transition.
Venezuelan government and opposition open US-backed talks
Delegations from the Venezuelan government and one sector of the opposition met on Thursday in Caracas to open negotiations backed by the United States, in the first face-to-face encounter since Nicolás Maduro's detention by US forces on January 3.
The hermetism and the absolute control of the press mark the beginning of the talks between the Chavista regime and opposition parliamentary delegates. The results were reflected in two communiqués in which the parties agreed the issues to be discussed in the coming months, without the release of the political prisoners that their relatives so much expect appearing anywhere. Still around 400 people are being held behind bars .
The opposition hopes that the process will lead to new elections.
Chavismo and the Venezuelan opposition hold first meeting under US supervision
Afterwards, the parties said they would remain in continuous working sessions until August 12, when they will decide whether to continue the talks. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has been left out of the process
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