A delegation representing the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived in Mexico City on Friday (25) to sign a “social agreement” with their political opponents, after negotiations between the two sides have been paralyzed for more than a year. year.
Brokered by Norway, the talks will resume after months of informal meetings and could ease tensions over US oil sanctions on Venezuela while boosting CVX.N activity by oil major Chevron in the country’s energy sector.
The government delegation is headed by the leader of Congress, Jorge Rodriguez of the socialists in power, and the opposition group is headed by the politician Gerardo Blyde 🇧🇷
The talks are aimed at breaking a bitter standoff between the authoritarian Maduro regime and the divided political opposition, amid a mass exodus over the past decade of Venezuelans fleeing economic misery.
This Saturday (26), both sides are expected to sign an agreement aimed at meeting vital social needs, according to the government.
Arriving in the Mexican capital, Rodriguez’s nine-person delegation includes Camilla Fabri, wife of Colombian businessman Alex Saab.
Saab’s extradition to the United States in October 2021 on money laundering charges angered the Venezuelan government and led to the suspension of negotiations. Since then, Maduro has demanded Saab’s release.
Rodriguez said that the agreement is aimed at resolving problems in the provision of public services, but he did not provide details on amounts or deadlines for receiving the resources, which would be administered by the United Nations.
On Thursday (24), Maduro said that the negotiations will allow Venezuela to “recover the sequestered resources and invest them in people”, adding: “Then we will see what other issues can be discussed”.
The opposition sees the talks as a way out of a protracted political crisis with an eventual deal on “free and fair” presidential elections in 2024.
Source: CNN Brasil
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