Venezuela government, opposition officials discuss new talks

Representatives of Venezuela’s government and opposition began meetings in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to explore possibilities for restarting talks on resolving the South American nation’s economic and political turmoil. Dominican President Danilo Medina said he met with delegates from both Venezuela’s government and the opposition for more than five hours, though he did not say whether he met with the two sides together or separately. “There is a lot of willingness to reach some kind of negotiation,” Medina said, adding that more meetings would be held Thursday. More…