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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.
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
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
