Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday she will not take part in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez that are scheduled for August.In a statement co-signed by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in Venezuela’s 2024 elections, Machado said the opposition would “not participate” in the “design, development and operation” of the talks.In mid-July, Rodriguez’s interim government and a group of former opposition members of parliament from the 2015-2020 term announced a work plan for “strengthening democracy” in the country.
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Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she will not take part in US-backed talks
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she will not participate in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez, scheduled for August. In a joint statement with Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in the 2024 elections, Machado stated the opposition will not be involved in the "design, development and operation" of these discussions.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she will not participate in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez, scheduled for August. In a joint statement with Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in the 2024 elections, Machado stated the opposition will not be involved in the "design, development and operation" of these discussions. This decision comes after Rodriguez's interim government and former opposition members of parliament announced a work plan in mid-July aimed at "strengthening democracy" in Venezuela.
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Maria Corina Machado is a Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader.
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In mid-July, Rodriguez's interim government and former opposition members of parliament announced a work plan for 'strengthening democracy'.
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Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia stated the opposition would not participate in the 'design, development and operation' of the talks.
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Maria Corina Machado will not participate in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez scheduled for August.
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