Venezuela’s government and opposition on Monday found common ground on two fronts, including the country’s pandemic response, in a tentative step towards ending a long-standing political crisis.
By Yahoo News
Sep 7, 2021
The signing of two “partial agreements” came after representatives of President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido held four days of talks in México City mediated by Norway.
They agreed to meet again on September 24 to 27, with the key issues of elections and sanctions still to be resolved.
“The parties agreed to establish mechanisms for restoring and obtaining resources to meet the needs of the Covid-19 pandemic, including those from multilateral organizations,” a joint statement said.
That includes drawing on funds from the International Monetary Fund, head government negotiator Jorge Rodríguez said.
The two sides agreed to each “designate three representatives to form a National Board of Social Care to address the areas of health and food,” according to the joint statement.
Chief opposition representative Gerardo Blyde said that it was “important for all of us to have achieved a space that we hope will be depoliticized to agree on all these measures in humanitarian matters.”
He added: “We will do everything in our power, each one of the parties, to obtain funds for humanitarian matters.”
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