Monday, July 10, 2017

Venezuelan opposition leader's release aided by Antigua-Barbuda


Friday’s surprise release of opposition leader Leopoldo López to house arrest by Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice was brought about in part by quiet diplomacy by Antigua and Barbuda officials, Prime Minister Gaston Browne revealed in a statement on Saturday. Welcoming the news of López’s release from prison, Browne said his release should be regarded as a confidence building measure between the government and opposition political parties in Venezuela in efforts to reinvigorate a dialogue between them that leads to a Venezuelan solution to the political impasse and economic and social difficulties facing the country. More…

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