TALKS between Venezuela’s government and opposition were set to resume in the Dominican Republic yesterday following a row over April’s presidential election.

Chief government negotiator Jorge Rodriguez accused Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos of scuppering a deal at the last minute in a phone call to the opposition, Telesur reported.

Mr Rodriguez, who is also Venezuela’s communications minister, told reporters that the government delegation had already signed an agreement and was waiting for the Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mud) representatives to do the same.