translated from Spanish: The Venezuelan Government proposed five points to open negotiations with the opposition

the Government of Venezuela has raised five specific points to negotiate the opening of a political process of dialogue with the opposition: res Peto to sovereignty, peace, lifting of the sanctions against Venezuela, a mechanism enabling to resolve political differences between Government and opposition and the non-interference of other Nations in the internal affairs of the country. The spokesman for the Venezuelan Government, Jorge Rodríguez, explained these demands in an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik published this Saturday. “We will see what brings the opposition in its proposal,” said Rodriguez when asked about a possible table of dialogue. As regards the proposal to call for elections posed by the contact group convened by the European Union, Rodriguez recalled that the presidential elections of May 20, 2018 resulted in a clear victory of Nicolas Maduro with 67,84 percent of the votes and that entails that its mandate covers the 2019-2025 period. In addition he has stressed that this election met all international standards.” Already the presidential elections were carried out, not only with international standards but with the Venezuelan electoral system, which is the most shielded the world entire, more reliable than the election of the United States, Spain, and certainly that of Colombia”, has riveting. The opposition, however, contend that they did not have the guarantees they required in the roundtable dialogue of Dominican Republic held at end of 2017 and beginning of 2018. In this regard, Rodriguez, who participated in the Dominican Republic contacts, has ensured that the opposition refused to sign an agreement and opted to “boycott” to facilitate what happens now with an attempt of coup d ‘ état supported from abroad.” The boycott of the Venezuelan election (by the opposition) was made to have the argument of aggression who are currently trying to perpetrate against Venezuela, the boycott began even before the negotiations of the Dominican,”he said. In that sense the opposition search was “feed a record of false positive” then ignore the election results of March 20. Rodriguez also referred to the proclamation of the President of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, as President: “is purely an aggression, an unconstitutional, aggressive, intention to replace the Government duly regime change” elected on 20 may by a Government, by a man who hasn’t chosen it anyone, other than 75,000 people who voted for him to be a member of a small State (Vargas North) of Venezuela”. Venezuela is mired in a political crisis since January 23, when the President of the National Assembly, the opponent Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself President of the country after he denounced the illegality of the new mandate of President Nicolas Maduro, who It began on 10 January a new mandate.

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