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Caribbean-Latin America
Venezuela opposition boycotts talks with Maduro government
2017-09-27
[Iran Press TV] Venezuela’s opposition has announced that it will not attend planned talks with a government delegation in the Dominican Republic, saying the other side has failed to meet its promises regarding human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
and elections.

"There won’t be anyone traveling to Dominican Republic," read a Tweet from the opposition Democratic Unity coalition on Tuesday, adding, "We hope that in coming days they meet requirements, our desire is that this comes to fruition."

The Venezuelan opposition sent a delegation to meet the Dominican Republic’s president this month to seek a solution to the country’s deep political crisis. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
it boycotted the talks planned for Wednesday, saying the government could use the talks as a time-wasting "show" to protect itself amid a worsening economic situation.

At least 125 people were killed in months of festivities and protests in Venezuela earlier this year. President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly accused the opposition and its Western backers of capitalizing on the country’s economic woes, which has been exacerbated by a global slump in oil prices, to undermine his Socialist government.

Amid the demands put forward by the opposition for attending talks are a date for the next presidential election, freedom for hundreds of locked away
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
activists, a foreign humanitarian aid corridor, and respect for the opposition-led congress.

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