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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on May 16, 2019, 01:19:57 am
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Venezuela opposition, government leaders travel to Norway for possible talks
Corina Pons, Mayela Armas
CARACAS (Reuters) - Representatives of Venezuela’s government and the opposition have traveled to Norway to discuss potential options following a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro, according to four opposition sources familiar with the situation.
The trips suggests the two sides may be seeking a fresh approach after the repeated failure of dialogue between the opposition and the ruling Socialist Party amid a steadily escalating political crisis.
Venezuelan top government officials held talks this year to create a transition government that would not include Maduro, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton and others have said. Those efforts fell apart after opposition calls for Venezuela’s military to rise up against Maduro on April 30 failed, according to the opposition sources.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-norway/venezuela-opposition-government-leaders-travel-to-norway-for-possible-talks-idUSKCN1SL2WI (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-norway/venezuela-opposition-government-leaders-travel-to-norway-for-possible-talks-idUSKCN1SL2WI)