Nicolás Maduro and the opposition resume dialogue promoted by the international community

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It will be mediated by Norway. The initial plan is for the parties to meet in Mexico every 15 days.

The delegates of the opposition coalition of Juan Guaidó and the government of Nicolás Maduro talks will resume in Mexico this weekendunder the mediation of Norway, after more than a year of being suspended.

The twitter account “NoruegaMexCA” confirmed it: “We announce that the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela have decided to resume the process of dialogue and negotiation in Mexico on November 26, provided by Norway. There the parties will sign a partial agreement on social matters.”

The initial plan is for the parties to meet in Mexico every 15 days.

The head of the Chavista delegation, Jorge Rodríguez, also confirmed the restart of the dialogue on twitter. He stressed that it will be signed the “Second Partial Social Agreement” for the protection of the Venezuelan people.



The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. AFP photo

social agreement

The social agreement will address social needs and public services such as electricity. It is about recovering Venezuelan resources frozen abroad to cover health such as hospitals, vaccines and medicines, schools, and the emergency caused by the rains.

In his statement Rodríguez said that the Italian Camila Fabriwife of Alex Saab, will replace him in the official Chavista delegation “while the full reincorporation of our diplomat takes place.”

“We are convinced that this social agreement will open the doors to advance the extensive agenda of national dialogue in the fulfillment of all its objectives for the good of our country,” concludes Rodríguez.

Previously, the unofficial announcement was made through his twitter by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who, without giving further explanations, anticipated the official pronouncement of the Kingdom of Norway. as facilitator of the process on the restart of the Venezuelan dialogue.

The European Union and regional allies such as the Government of Colombia they have pressured the Maduro so that he returns to this space with the opposition; while the United States has repeatedly said it would reassess its sanctions policy if the regime makes political concessions, starting with a return to Mexico meetings.

In October of last year, Maduro suspended negotiations with the opposition because the United States justice extradited Colombian businessman Alex Saab for money launderingdescribed as the figurehead of the Chavista regime.

Since then, various national and international organizations and foreign governments have tried to seat them again at the negotiating table, as the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, did two weeks ago.

The opposition leader, Juan Guaido.  AFP photo


The opposition leader, Juan Guaido. AFP photo

Indeed, the French president, taking advantage of the climate change summit in Egypt and Maduro’s brief greeting, invited him to attend the Paris Forum for Peace to talk about the Venezuelan dialogue.

At that time, Maduro was delighted by the invitation made by the French president and replied that he would send Jorge Rodríguez, head of the Chavista delegation, to Paris to resume the dialogue.

The conditions

Ten days ago, the opposition representative, Gerardo Blyde, also participated in the Paris Forum. who together with Rodríguez promised to resume talks in Mexico soon with no specific date.

What is remarkable about his initiative is that Macron achieved the miracle of unlocking the stalled dialogue. For a year they have tried several times to unlock it but they have all failed.

Among the first agreements that are expected to be reached in this round of dialogue there is the creation of a humanitarian fund with close to 3,000 million dollars frozen abroad, which will be administered by the United Nations for health projects and the reconstruction of electrical networks in Venezuela, the agencies say.

The stone that binds everything is that Maduro demands first the lifting of all sanctions that weigh on his regime, both individual and national. But the US has said that if it does not make merit in the negotiations with the opposition, there will be no suspension of sanctions.

The conversations will include Conditions for the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections and could unlock between $3 billion and $2.7 billion of government funds currently frozen by sanctions, Bloomberg said.

Meanwhile, the Macron government hopes that the Maduro regime will allow the return of the French oil company Total to Venezuela. Also USA paves the way for Chevron to boost the production of Venezuelan crude.

According to the agencies, Chevron Corporation could get US approval to vastly expand its operations in Venezuela as early as Saturday, Nov. 26, once the Venezuelan government and its opposition resume political talks, three sources told Wednesday. Reuters.

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