Venezuela: opposition and government agree on a dialogue platform

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Opponent Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro. AFP

The government and opposition in Venezuela have agreed to establish a platform for ongoing dialogue, Norway said.

" A platform has been put in place that will work continuously and expeditiously, in order to reach a negotiated solution and within the scope of the possibilities offered by the Constitution, " the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Friday. Caracas.

" It is expected that the parties will hold consultations to advance negotiations, " added the Norwegian Ministry, without giving a date on new meetings.

The Norwegian Government also urges both parties to take " maximum precautions in their comments and statements in relation to the process " of dialogue.

" I again express my gratitude to both parties for their efforts and spirit of cooperation and I thank the Government of Barbados for its hospitality, " Norway's Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide said in the statement.

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Government and opposition delegations met in Barbados on Monday (July 8th) for a third round of talks since May, led under the auspices of Norway. The first two meetings held in Oslo in May yielded no tangible results.

Sources in both sides confirmed to AFP the end of talks in Barbados.

On Twitter the Venezuelan Minister of Communication, who represented the government in this meeting, thanks the Prime Minister of Barbados: " This day of permanent dialogue for peace ends in Barbados, a space for resolving disputes through constitutional and peaceful means . Successful exchange sponsored by the Government of Norway. We thank Barbados' First Minister, Mia Mottley, for her hospitality . "

Culmina in Barbados esta jornada of the permanent mesa of diálogo x the paz, espacio para dirimir las controversías x vías constitucionales y pacíficas. Exitoso intercambio auspiciado x Gobierno de Noruega. Agradecemos has the 1a Ministra de Barbados, Mrs. Mottley x su hospitalidad.

With AFP