The plenipotentiary envoy of the Venezuelan government for the peace talks in Mexico, Jorge Rodríguez, announced this Monday that on September 3, negotiations between the government and the Venezuelan opposition will resume.
This was stated during a press conference with international media, together with the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, while highlighting that it was agreed that they will not only meet in Mexico, but also in Venezuela.
He emphasized that the meeting in Mexico was the result of six months of talks. "We issued a memorandum that serves as the launching pad for the peace talks, which entails, among other things, electoral and political guarantees and respect for the constitutional state. Following that, 6 meetings were held between the head of the unitary platform delegation, the government, and representatives of Norway," Rodríguez said.
He said he hopes the dialogue process will lead to partial decisions and a general consensus. "The peace talks between the Venezuelan government and extremist right-wing sectors are already successful. Here are the signatures for history!" he added.
In this regard, the Head of State, Nicolás Maduro, added that what was agreed in the memorandum of understanding in Mexico, will be taken to plenary in the National Assembly to give it legal force and take it to the official gazette.
Maduro, assured that this new negotiation process will usher in a new political era in Venezuela.
"We have the gubernatorial and mayoral elections upon us, so politics are at a premium. Our expectation is that new political actors will be elected to help improve the national economy and politics, and political performance greatly depends on that," he said, while welcoming the fact that former Sucre mayor Carlos Ocariz, an extremist opposition leader, has recognized the National Electoral Council and decided to participate in the November 21 elections.
Dialogue with the US
In the context of the dialogue from Venezuela, Maduro added that his government "is prepared for dialogue with the United States government in a civilized world; the minimum is to maintain diplomatic relations."
"We took the first step, which was to engage in dialogue with those who wanted to kill and overthrow us. We sat down to face those who wanted to kill us," he said.
He asserted that his government will continue to insist on bringing all opposition sectors together and promoting dialogue with the US. "We will do everything possible to ensure that this time they don't kick the table or break the dialogue agreements," he emphasized.
Finally, he said that Venezuela will support the strengthening of CELAC in response to a Latin American force bloc.
