The Venezuelan government plans to sign an agreement with the opposition on Tuesday that could pave the way for relief in US sanctions in exchange for a commitment to hold presidential elections next year. The United States has long said it would lift some of its sanctions in exchange for democratic concessions from President Nicolás […]
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Venezuela, a negotiation stalled and under threat of suspension
The political negotiation between the Government of Venezuela and the opposition has been stagnant for two months this Thursday, after the parties announced last November, to great fanfare, an agreement that has not materialized. With no progress in sight, patience is running out and the dialogue is once again under threat of suspension. On November […]
Venezuela: Contact Group asks the Government and opposition to resume dialogue
The International Contact Group on Venezuela (GIC) urged this Saturday the Government of Nicholas Maduro Yet the opposition to “resume” the dialogue in Mexico, suspended since last October. “The International Contact Group urges all parties to the comprehensive negotiations, led by the Venezuelans, to resume dialogue in Mexico and act in good faith for the […]
Chavista regime suspends negotiations with the opposition, after extradition to the US of Maduro’s front man
The Chavista regime of Venezuela suspended on Saturday its participation in the negotiations with the opposition that would resume this weekend, after Cape Verde extradited Alex Saab, a man considered a front man of the illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro, a USA for money laundering charges. Saab, a Colombian businessman and Maduro’s “special envoy,” was detained […]