Talks begin in Venezuela between authorities and opposition
The dialogue is supported by the United States.
Leader of the "Popular Will" party Marc Quiñones, former chairwoman of the opposition National Assembly Dinorah Figuera, chairman of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez, and vice-chairman of the National Assembly Pedro Infante. Photo: Pedro Mattey / AP
In Caracas, negotiations have begun between Venezuela's interim government and representatives of the opposition, aimed at a political transition and the restoration of democratic institutions in the country.
As CNN writes, the talks started a week after the initially scheduled date of August 1. The dialogue is supported by the United States.
The government delegation is led by the Speaker of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, brother of acting president Delcy Rodríguez.
The opposition bloc is represented by former National Assembly deputy Dinorah Figuera. The delegation includes former parliamentarians from the 2015 convocation, which was previously recognized as legitimate by the United States.
However, opposition leaders María Corina Machado and former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia are not participating in the negotiations. Both politicians are outside the country and have stated that they will follow the dialogue's progress and hope it will lead to elections.
The parties are expected to discuss strengthening democracy, guarantees of political rights, as well as issues related to the country's recovery after the devastating earthquakes in June.