Colombian President Gustavo Petro has completed plans for an international summit to restart talks between the Venezuelan government and its opposition parties on April 6, reports BNN Bloomberg.
Gustavo Petro and the Colombian government initially announced plans for a conference at the end of March. But the details and timing of the summit, as well as the support of its main stakeholders, have not been previously reported.
The event is meant to end a “four-month standoff” between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and opposition parties.
Negotiations between the two sides stalled again after the latest round of talks in November amid Maduro’s claims that a $3.1 billion humanitarian aid deal struck last year remains unfulfilled. The Venezuelan funds that he wants to release are still frozen.
Gustavo Petro wants the meeting to create a roadmap for “effective political dialogue” ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Opposition primaries are scheduled for October, but the two sides have yet to agree on critical conditions. of next year’s elections.
The successful resumption of negotiations would be considered a major victory for Gustavo Petro, who has yet to receive an official invitation to visit the White House, although the Colombian government is often seen as an unofficial communication channel between the United States and Maduro. The Biden administration lobbied for months to resume talks, but made little progress.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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