The United States insisted this Wednesday that it is open to dialogue with the Government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the same day that negotiations between both countries are scheduled to resume with an eye on the Venezuelan elections on July 28.
“The only comment I can make is that we are always open to dialogue. I have said it many times,” said the head of the State Department for Latin America, Brian Nichols, in a telephone press conference.
Nichols is one of the main interlocutors of the United States with the Maduro Government and the anti-Chavista opposition, a task in which the White House also participates.
Later, in a press conference, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated the US request that the dialogue process be in “good faith” and reaffirmed the request that the presidential elections of the next July 28 in the South American country are competitive and inclusive.
“We welcome dialogue in good faith… it will not be easy and requires serious commitment,” the spokesperson said.
President Maduro announced that this Wednesday negotiations will resume between the United States and Venezuela, which since 2022 have maintained regular contacts, in person and by telephone, to discuss the lifting of sanctions and the holding of democratic elections in the Caribbean country.
The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, will be Maduro’s representative in this new round of contacts with US authorities, of which there are not many details.
Chavismo demands an unconditional lifting of all United States sanctions on Venezuela, while the Joe Biden Administration wants the elections on July 28 to be “competitive and inclusive,” which Caracas interprets as the desire to impose a candidate related to Washington.
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2024-07-07 20:08:57
