Venezuelan FM Rodriguez Confirms Mediation Talks With Opposition

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The Venezuelan foreign minister confirmed the talks with the opposition concerning the country's economic problems.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez confirmed negotiations with the opposition to address the unrest caused by an economic downturn in the country.

"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela informs that it has conducted first meetings for a dialogue between the government and opposition," Rodriguez tweeted Saturday.

Rodriguez said the Venezuelan government was represented by herself, Mayor of Caracas Jorge Rodriguez and lawmaker Elias Jaua.

Four opposition party members took part in talks that were attended by Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) officials, ex-president of Spain Jose Luis Zapatero, ex-president of Panama Martin Torrijos and ex-president of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez, she added.

A worker of the National Electoral Council (CNE) configures a voting machine in front of a mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at a school in Caracas, December 4, 2015. Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections on December 6. - Sputnik International
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Jesus Torrealba, secretary-general of Venezuela’s Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) coalition that holds most seats in parliament, said earlier that talks were underway in the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo with a team of mediators. He denied that a government delegation was present.

Torrealba said the opposition outlined the starting points of national dialogue, including a referendum on President Nicolas Maduro’s recall and the release of all political prisoners.

Maduro has been facing a wave of criticism by the opposition over discontent with his government and acute economic and social problems, including the marked drop in oil prices, hospital crises during the spread of the notorious Zika virus, power outages and skyrocketing inflation.

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