Venezuela's government and opposition will resume efforts to hold dialogue, the third attempt in a year by the administration of President Nicolas Maduro and his adversaries to break up a bitter political stalemate. Previous dialogue efforts have ended in recriminations between the two sides and no concrete progress amid a dire economic crisis that has led to increased malnutrition and preventable diseases. Legislator Luis Florido, spokesman for the opposition in the dialogue process, said the opposition would seek a new elections council and would push for presidential elections. Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said via Twitter, "the dialogue continues on November 15 in the Dominican Republic." The two sides in September held "exploratory meetings" with the backing of Dominican President Danilo Medina.

Source: dna November 10, 2017 07:07 UTC