Caracas, 14 Sep. AVN.- Talks between Venezuelan government and opposition, held in the Dominican Republic, to boost the dialogue between the two sides will continue on Thursday, said Dominican president Danilo Medina.
At the end of the meeting, which lasted around four hours, President Medina expressed the willingness of the parties to reach an agreement to solve the situation in Venezuela.
To get this, said the Dominican president in statements aired by Telesur TV channel, it is necessary "the process of exploring an agenda that leads to a definitive negotiation to the crisis," and stressed that the talks will continue on Thursday at 9:00 am, local time.
"The only thing we can say is that we listen to the parties, they expressed themselves, gave their views of the situation in Venezuela," he said.
Medina also thanked the representatives of the government of Venezuela and the opposition, as well as the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, for the support to Venezuela's dialogue.
On Tuesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, accepted an invitation by former Spanish prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, and the Dominican Republic government to hold a meeting with representatives of the opposition in the Caribbean country in order to continue the dialogue between both parties.
The government delegation is led by Jorge Rodriguez and the president of the National Constituent Assembly, Delcy Rodriguez, accompanied by Roy Chaderton. The opposition team includes Timoteo Zambrano, Luis Florido, Manuel Rosales, Vicente Diaz, Julio Borges and Eudoro Gonzalez.
The talks began in 2016 on the initiative of the National Executive, in order to solve the political and economic situation of the country. However, despite the fact that a roadmap was drawn between the government and the opposition, the Venezuelan right left the negotiating table.