Talks in Norway will continue despite Wednesday's discussions ending 'without agreement' - Venezuela's opposition leader
President Maduro promised to show"good faith" ahead of the talks, which kicked off Monday, lasting well into the night, the sources say, adding that they could end on Wednesday.
Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide provided few details of the talks held behind closed doors, but reported some advance. No information filtered out regarding the content or form of the talks, the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides."We note the talks in Norway.
Guaido said in a statement that his representatives "will talk with both the Norwegian government and with representatives" of Maduro after the two sides travelled separately to Oslo last week to meet with the leaders of the Norwegian mediation effort.Norway said on Saturday that representatives of Venezuela's government and opposition will return to Oslo next week following an initial round of preliminary talks about how to address the country's political crisis.
The ruling Socialist Party has endorsed the talks, but opposition sympathisers remain sceptical, arguing that Maduro has previously used dialogue as a stalling tactic to maintain his grip on power while living standards steadily declined in the oil-rich nation. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees also urged other states not to deport or force them back."It is incredibly important that given the situation in Venezuela that there aren't deportations, expulsions or forced returns," UNHCR spokeswoman Liz Throssell told a news briefingVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is run by the opposition.
The representatives of each side arrived in the Nordic country this week, signalling a fresh approach to ending months of tensions that escalated after a failed uprising last month led by opposition leader Juan Guaido, who called on the military to oust Maduro."Norway announces that it has had preliminary contacts with representatives of the main political actors of Venezuela, as part of an exploratory phase," the ministry said in a statement.
Guaido said any diplomatic process aimed at resolving the Venezuelan crisis must lead to the end of Maduro's government, its replacement by a transitional administration and free and fair elections.The United Nations said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "very much supportive" of the talks in Norway between Venezuela's government and opposition on ways of ending the South American country's crisis.
Freeland's office said the purpose of the visit is "to discuss the deteriorating situation" in Cuba's ally Venezuela, as well as tightened US sanctions on Cuba. The protest started with at least 30 activists staying at the embassy, but their numbers gradually dwindled.Opposition, government leaders travel to Norway
Security forces had earlier prevented lawmakers from entering the legislature for Tuesday's session, saying they were investigating the possible presence of an explosive device inside the building. Rafael Alfonso, director of operations for the embassy, said it appeared unlikely that the remaining activists would be removed from the embassy Monday night and that the situation would be revisited sometime on Tuesday.Venezuela has announced the lifting of foreign exchange controls on banks for the first time in 16 years, but some observers are sceptical the measure will do much to lift the shrinking economy.
Maduro proposed a programme to facilitate the homecoming of Venezuelan citizens who migrated to neighbouring countries like Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador, but are discriminated against or treated unfairly due to their nationality. Air Force Commander Pedro Juliac posted a picture of Rangel on Twitter on Sunday with the words "traitor to the Venezuelan people and the revolution" printed across the image.
Guaido said he's keeping "all options on the table" to remove Maduro, repeating language used by US President Donald Trump and his chief advisers. Industry Minister Tareck El Aissami said Friday that the borders with Colombia and two other Dutch Caribbean islands remain shuttered because their leaders have not sufficiently assured that Venezuela's sovereignty will be respected.
Guaido, was not among the seven, despite orchestrating last week's uprising by a group of around 30 military personnel.Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the prosecution of seven lawmakers who supported last week’s failed uprising orchestrated by Guaido. The Cougar helicopter hurtled into a mountain outside Caracas in the early hours of an overcast day in the capital.Maduro warns forces of US attack
A month ago, when Russia sent a contingent of special forces to Caracas, Trump told reporters, "Russia has to get out.""We talked about many things, Venezuela was one of the topics," Trump told reporters at the White House. They reviewed and refined military planning and options for responding to the crisis, Shanahan said. He declined to provide details and gave no indication they made decisions to take any military action.Guaido will take his quest to win over Venezuela's troops back to the streets with a new mobilisation effort outside military installations.
He said on Friday that it's "extraordinary for [Lopez] to use the ambassador's residence as an operational base to abet a military uprising," according to private Spanish news agencyVenezuela's top court has ordered Lopez's arrest, but Spain has refused to hand him over.Spain's acting foreign minister said a Venezuelan anti-government activist is a guest at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, which can't be turned into a centre of political activities.
Lopez said he's spent the last five years surrounded by jail guards and security forces posted at his home, giving him insight into their perspective.Thursday, May 2Maduro called on the armed forces to oppose "any coup plotter" after a military uprising in support of Guaido fizzled out, and subsequent street clashes left four protesters dead.
"No one can be afraid – it is the hour to defend our right to peace," he said at a ceremony attended by 4,500 military personnel, according to the government. Arria, a former National Congress deputy, minister and governor of Caracas who now lives in exile, told a press conference Thursday at UN headquarters in New York it is incorrect to think of the military as separate from Maduro's government.
Flanked by Defence Minister Padrino and military operations chief Remigio Ceballos, Maduro said in a dawn national address posted first to social media that the armed forces were "united, cohesive and subordinate to their constitutional mandate".US President Trump said the "brutal repression" of the Venezuelan people must end, and it must end soon.Trump was speaking Thursday at the White House as part of a National Day of Prayer ceremony.
Lavrov made his comments Thursday in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, a day after he spoke with Pompeo about protests against Maduro. on Thursday also cited Lavrov as saying that Russia and the United States had irreconcilable positions on Venezuela but that they had agreed to continue talks.Spain's acting foreign minister said a Venezuelan anti-government activist has not asked Spanish authorities for political asylum.
He spoke from the Carlota air base in the opposition's stronghold of eastern Caracas that was the epicentre of the short-lived uprising. Several hundred opposition supporters have gathered in a Caracas neighbourhood, heeding a call by Guaido for more protests a day after his calls for a military uprising fell short.
"Military action is possible. If that's what's required, that's what the United States will do," Pompeo said in an interview with, but added that the United States would prefer a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela.on Tuesday calling for Maduro to leave the country. The move, announced Tuesday, comes following a call from Guaido on the military to help him oust Maduro that sparked rioting and clashes between protesters and security services.At least 69 people were injured in Caracas, two from gunfire, during clashes between demonstrators and security forces, Venezuela’s health services said.
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