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POPE Francis called yesterday for an end to violence in Venezuela and a return to Vatican-mediated talks. Delivering his Sunday sermon in St Peter’s Square, the pontiff appealed to “the government and all the components of Venezuelan society so that every further form of violence is avoided, human rights are respected and negotiated solutions are sought.”
He said Venezuelans had been worn out by the grave “humanitarian, social, political and economic crises” afflicting their country. The Pope prayed for “peace, reconciliation and democracy” for that “beloved” nation.
The opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mud) coalition walked out of talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s United Socialist Party government in January.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
