Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday that the opposition does...
FILE PHOTO - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, speaks at a meeting at the Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Talks seeking a political accord for the crisis-stricken nation fell apart on May 29, as opposition delegates repeated calls for President Nicolas Maduro to step down and allow a transitional government to organize a new presidential vote. During a rally in the central city of Valencia, Guaido said that more talks are “not on the table today. Why not? Because if anything that does not move us toward is useless.”Economic collapse has driven more than 3 million Venezuelans abroad since 2015, while political protests have often turned deadly.
Norway has a long tradition of conflict mediation, including helping negotiate of a peace agreement in Colombia that lead to demobilization of the FARC guerrilla group.
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