The representatives of the Government of Venezuela and the opposition announced this Sunday that they will hold the next round of talks from September 3-6.
In a joint communiqué signed and published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a follow-up to the understanding memorandum, both delegations confirmed the satisfactory conclusion of the first phase of dialogue between the Venezuelan government and opposition held on august 14 and 15 in Mexico City, with “constructive meetings”.
In this context, they announced that they are studying the activation of a consultation mechanism with political and social actors in the country, within the framework of the conversations that began this weekend in Mexico:
“Recognizing the importance of inclusion, we have discussed the establishment of a consultation mechanism with political and social actors that is as inclusive as possible,” says the text published on the twitter account @NorwayMFA.
Norway in MX and CA
@NorwayMexCA
“As a facilitator of the #Venezuela negotiation process, Norway is pleased to issue the following joint communiqué on behalf of the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela.”
Likewise, the Government of Venezuela and the spokesmen of the Opposition Unitary Platform announced that they will hold their next meetings from September 3 to 6.
They also reiterated the commitment of both parties to comply with the conditions established in the understanding memorandum, especially regarding the maximum reserve of the process.
For his part, the plenipotentiary representative of the Government of Venezuela at the political dialogue table with the opposition, Jorge Rodríguez, confirmed the return of the delegation to the Homeland after completing this first round of talks.
This was indicated in a brief message published on his account on the Twitter social network, @jorgerpsuv:
Jorge Rodriguez
@jorgerpsuv
“Ready. We return to the homeland of Bolívar and Chávez”
Following, the Communiqué:
Joint Communiqué on the process of negotiation and dialogue of Venezuela:
Giving due following to the Understanding Memorandum signed on August 13 in Mexico City, We, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela, do confirm that we have held constructive meetings with the facilitation of the Kingdom of Norway on August 14th and 15th.
Acknowledging the importance of inclusion, we have discussed the establishing of a consultation mechanism with political and social actors, that is as inclusive as possible.
We want to reiterate our commitment with the established guidelines, even adopting the maximum precautions regarding the reserve of the process, and being prudent and scarce on our comments to this regard.
Finally, we would like to manifest our deep appreciation for the expressions of support to the process of negotiation and dialogue by the members of the International Community.
We inform that we will meet again from September 3rd to 6th.
Mexico City, August 15, 2021.
