Venezuela: Mexico to host dialogue between Maduro and opposition led by Guaido
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was ready to negotiate with the opposition.
The dialogue will take place in Mexico.
MARCELO GARCIA Venezuelan Presidency / AFP
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed this Thursday August 5 that his country will host talks between the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition, with the mediation of Norway.
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The Secretary for (Foreign) Relations has just informed me that on a proposal from Norway it is proposed that Mexico be the seat to carry out these negotiations and we have accepted
", declared the president during his usual morning conference , Thursday August 5.
“
These are talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition.
Hopefully an agreement is found,
”he added.
►Also read: Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro dangles a dialogue with the opposition
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, however, did not specify the date of the meeting.
"
Complex and difficult agenda
"
Regarding the negotiations, Maduro said that a "
complex, difficult agenda
" is envisaged, but the groundwork has already been laid for the start of the dialogue. The Venezuelan leader has expressed his willingness to engage in dialogue with the opposition on several occasions. This was the case in mid-July, during a
meeting with parliamentarians
. After several boycotted polls, the Venezuelan president seems to want to ensure an opposition presence in the regional elections in November and recognition of the results by the international community.
There have already been talks between the government and part of the opposition, led by Juan Guaido, already under the aegis of Norway.
Juan Guaido,
who proclaimed himself interim president, has been declared legitimate president of Venezuela by some 50 countries which considered the
re-election of Nicolas Maduro in 2018
fraudulent
.
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See also
: Venezuelan regime and opposition in Norway for an attempt at mediation
These discussions, in the spring of 2019,
were unsuccessful
but contact had not been broken.
Nicolas Maduro conditioned his participation in this new dialogue on the lifting of economic sanctions, including an embargo on Venezuelan oil.
Juan Guaido also said he was ready to sit down at the negotiating table with the Venezuelan government.
He demands an electoral calendar including presidential elections, in exchange for a "
gradual lifting
" of sanctions.
La emergencia es insostenible y nuestra gente clama una solución.
Debemos hacer los esfuerzos para que el proceso de negociación que está por iniciar lodre un Acuerdo, Venezuela lo necesita.
Con condiciones para elecciones Libres y justas y Garantías para todos.
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- Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) August 5, 2021
The United States and the European Union have already expressed their willingness to review execution measures if discussions for “credible” elections advance.
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and with AFP
)
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