Venezuelan Opposition Says No Dialogue without Government Guarantees

Venezuelan lawmaker and opposition negotiator for an eventual dialogue with the Venezuelan government, Luis Florido, said on Saturday that no dialogue has been initiated nor will there be one without certain government guarantees, adding that the talks in the Dominican Republic remain in an exploratory phase. “They’re exploratory meetings, neither a dialogue as such nor negotiations. We’ve learned a lesson from the government... until the conditions, guarantees and agenda are clearly stated, we’re not going anywhere with the negotiation process,” Florido said. Representatives of the Venezuelan government and the opposition met this week in Santo Domingo to begin an eventual process of dialogue. The meetings will continue up to Sept. 27. More…