Colombia hosts international conference to discuss Venezuela
1 year, 7 months ago

Colombia hosts international conference to discuss Venezuela

Al Jazeera  

President Gustavo Petro calls on leaders from 19 countries and the EU to ‘rebuild the path of peace’ in Latin America. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has hosted world leaders in Bogotá for a one-day conference to discuss the political situation in Venezuela, where critics accuse the administration of Nicolás Maduro of stifling opposition. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States attended the conference, which was meant to reignite stalled talks between Maduro’s administration and Venezuela’s political opposition. Guaidó himself has lost much of the opposition’s support, and in December, members of the opposition voted to dissolve his government and remove him from the position of “interim president”. Nevertheless, on Monday, Guaidó crossed the border from Venezuela into Colombia “on foot” in an attempt to meet with the diplomats at Tuesday’s conference.

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​One-man rule: On Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
3 months, 1 week ago

​One-man rule: On Venezuela’s disputed presidential election

The Hindu  

Venezuela’s disputed July 28 presidential election and the subsequent crackdown on the Opposition by the regime of President Nicolás Maduro have deepened the political divisions in the oil-rich country. According to the National Electoral Council, Mr. Maduro, President since 2013 upon the death of Hugo Chavez, won 51%, while his main opponent Edmundo González secured 43%. Mr. Maduro had already …

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela
4 months, 1 week ago

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela

LA Times  

Previous efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have failed. The Biden administration is treading a thin line as it attempts to usher Venezuela’s dictator out of office without falling into the costly traps that vexed previous U.S. governments and angered Latin American allies. “We would hope to see all parties take the steps that we have done,” State Department …

Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, when he took part in a public event in downtown Bogotá, Defense Minister Iván Velásquez said Thursday, without providing evidence or elaborating further. Petro said at the time that his tardiness was due to “information that had to be corroborated with the United States …

Stark split in world reactions to disputed Venezuela election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Stark split in world reactions to disputed Venezuela election

Al Jazeera  

US and allies express strong concern over fairness; Russia, China and friends offer congratulations. “We call for the swift and transparent publication of full, detailed results to ensure that the outcome reflects the votes of the Venezuelan people,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. Chile “Maduro’s regime must understand that the published results are hard to believe,” President Gabriel …

Venezuela’s opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro’s plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela’s opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro’s plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday welcomed President Nicolas Maduro’s announcement the day before about his intentions to jumpstart negotiations with the United States this week. Maduro has held parallel talks with the Biden administration and the opposition coalition for about two years, seeking to rid Venezuela of economic sanctions that cut off the oil-dependent country from …

Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, others
1 year ago

Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, others

Associated Press  

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, agreed Sunday to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute. Even as troops mass on both sides of the shared Venezuela-Guyana border, Guyana President Irfaan Ali said Sunday that his country will meet on the Eastern Caribbean island nation of …

Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana to meet amid border dispute
1 year ago

Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana to meet amid border dispute

Al Jazeera  

The planned meeting comes after Venezuela threatened to annex the oil-rich territory of Esequibo currently in Guyana. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro will meet Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali amid a territorial dispute between the two countries, according to a letter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. Tensions have been mounting between Venezuela and Guyana in recent …

Opinion: Struggles between Gustavo Petro and Colombia’s media stir Latin American populism
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Struggles between Gustavo Petro and Colombia’s media stir Latin American populism

LA Times  

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, right, gives a thumb’s up alongside other presidents at the Andean Community Summit in Lima, Peru, Monday, August 29, 2022. “Journalists live in a permanent state of threats and intimidation,” Guatemalan journalist Julia Corado told an international media outlet. However, Colombia’s regional media outlets face many pressures, according to the Foundation for Freedom of the Press, …

Venezuela’s Maduro meets Lula in Brazil as relations improve
1 year, 6 months ago

Venezuela’s Maduro meets Lula in Brazil as relations improve

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Maduro makes first visit to Brazil in years as Venezuela sees better ties with region’s left-wing leaders. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart, as Nicolas Maduro made his first visit to Brazil in years in a sign of warming ties between the two South American nations. 📸:… pic.twitter.com/hWBtsRrD1l — Lula May …

Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido expelled from Colombia
1 year, 7 months ago

Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido expelled from Colombia

Al Jazeera  

Juan Guaido says he was expelled hours after he arrived. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he was expelled from Colombia hours after he arrived in Bogota to try to meet participants of an international conference to discuss his country’s political crisis. Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva earlier said Guaido’s visit could face obstacles because “he entered in an inappropriate way, …

Venezuela opposition figure Guaido in Colombia ahead of summit
1 year, 8 months ago

Venezuela opposition figure Guaido in Colombia ahead of summit

Al Jazeera  

Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido says he has travelled to Colombia, a day before a meeting organised by Colombian President Gustavo Petro seeking to find a way out of the longstanding political crisis in Venezuela. In a statement on Monday, Guaido said he had crossed into Colombia “on foot” and intended to request meetings with international delegates attending Tuesday’s summit …

Colombian President Petro meets Biden in Washington, DC
1 year, 8 months ago

Colombian President Petro meets Biden in Washington, DC

Al Jazeera  

The two leaders discussed issues such as climate change, migration and drug trafficking in a White House meeting. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has met US President Joe Biden on Thursday, as the two countries seek to confront issues such as climate change, migration and drug policy. Biden, meanwhile, echoed Petro’s call for greater cooperation between their two countries, particularly as …

Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role
1 year, 11 months ago

Venezuelan opposition strips Juan Guaidó of ‘presidential’ role

LA Times  

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 16. For three years, Juan Guaidó led the Venezuelan opposition’s efforts to bring about new elections and remove President Nicolás Maduro. “We haven’t been able to come up with a unanimous decision, but we need to look for new strategies.” Daniel Varnagy, a political science professor at Simon Bolivar University …

Venezuela’s Maduro enters 2023 seeking global recognition
2 years ago

Venezuela’s Maduro enters 2023 seeking global recognition

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was not invited to a summit of Western Hemisphere leaders in June. The South American country has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it has not supplied the West’s market since the U.S. imposed crippling economic sanctions as democracy and human rights deteriorated after Maduro’s re-election. “He’s trying to project an image …

Colombia, Venezuela presidents meet as ties keep improving
2 years, 1 month ago

Colombia, Venezuela presidents meet as ties keep improving

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Maduro and Gustavo Petro holding talks in Caracas as neighbouring countries repair relationship severed in 2019. The talks in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday between Colombia’s new left-wing President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro come just weeks after the two nations reopened key, shared border crossings. “For six years, there has been a political vacuum between two …

Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS
2 years, 2 months ago

Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s opposition suffered a rebuff Thursday as 19 members of the Organization of American States backed a proposal to remove its envoy from the regional forum for political and economic issues. More than half of the organization’s 35 members voted for the resolution and many others abstained, signaling a growing lack of support in the region for …

Venezuela, Colombia name ambassadors in attempt to repair ties
2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela, Colombia name ambassadors in attempt to repair ties

Al Jazeera  

Venezuela, Colombia appoint envoys to each other’s capitals, aiming to restore relations that have been broken for more than three years. Venezuela and Colombia have appointed ambassadors to each other, days after the inauguration of Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, who has promised to mend ties with its neighbour. The newly elected Colombian president said Armando Benedetti, a former …

Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift
2 years, 4 months ago

Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long haunted by bloody feuds between the government, drug traffickers and rebel groups. On Sunday, he said Colombia was getting a “second chance” to tackle violence and poverty and promised that his government would implement economic policies that …

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties
2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties

Al Jazeera  

Countries will name new ambassadors when Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, officials say. Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors in their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, authorities said, in an effort to rebuild diplomatic relations after years of tension. That fuelled tensions between the neighbours, with Colombia’s outgoing President Ivan …

Colombia’s President-elect Petro calls for ELN talks, ceasefire
2 years, 5 months ago

Colombia’s President-elect Petro calls for ELN talks, ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

The left-wing leader says he has sent a message that it is a ‘time for peace’ to the country’s last major rebel group. Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro has proposed a “bilateral ceasefire” with the National Liberation Army, the last major rebel group in the country, in hopes of restarting stalled peace negotiations. Petro, who is a former rebel with the …

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, US confirm talks amid Russia crisis
2 years, 9 months ago

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, US confirm talks amid Russia crisis

Al Jazeera  

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says he has agreed on an agenda for future talks with United States officials after meeting a delegation from Washington over the weekend, the first high-level discussions between the two countries in years. “Last Saturday night a delegation from the government of the United States of America arrived in Venezuela, I received it here at the …

Venezuela names US fugitive to team negotiating with foes
3 years, 3 months ago

Venezuela names US fugitive to team negotiating with foes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is …

Venezuela government signals ‘partial agreements’ at Mexico talks
3 years, 3 months ago

Venezuela government signals ‘partial agreements’ at Mexico talks

Al Jazeera  

President Maduro hopes Mexico City talks will help ease global sanctions while the opposition wants guarantees of free and fair regional elections. A top Venezuelan official says talks between the government and the opposition aimed at resolving the country’s longstanding political crisis have yielded “partial agreements”. The opposition is hoping to use the talks being held in Mexico City to …

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