The Daily Journal.- Natalia Molano, the U.S. State Department’s Spanish-language spokesperson, told EFE in an interview that the meeting between President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, does not legitimize the Venezuelan government. According to Molano, the meeting did not aim to confer legitimacy on Rodríguez, as the Venezuelan people have not elected […]
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The acting president told the UN that Venezuela has begun a democratic transformation process involving institutional reforms, participation by all political forces, and elections. However, she did not specify a date for the vote. The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced Wednesday before the 81st United Nations General Assembly the beginning of a […]
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The Daily Journal.- The opposition delegation from Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly, led by Dinorah Figuera, returned to Caracas from Madrid to begin a second round of negotiations with the Delcy Rodríguez administration as part of a U.S.-backed dialogue process aimed at establishing a roadmap toward a democratic transition in Venezuela. Upon her arrival, Figuera said […]
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The Daily Journal.— Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez said Monday that the initiative promoted by Pacto por Venezuela seeks to restore the conditions necessary to rebuild the country’s institutions, revive the economy and achieve an effective transition to democracy. “Washington’s role in Venezuela’s transition is indispensable,” he stressed. Márquez made the remarks […]
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The Daily Journal – U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, “wants” the country to hold elections. However, he believes the South American nation is “not ready” for them yet. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump praised the Venezuelan leader and highlighted her performance at the helm of […]
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The Daily Journal.- The U.S. Department of State, in collaboration with Congress, plans to provide $57 million in grants to support the recovery of Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs (El Sistema) and complete an 18,000-square-meter Teacher Training Center in Venezuela, the U.S. Embassy in Caracas said Thursday. The funding will […]
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The Daily Journal.- Political leader Enrique Márquez returned to the public spotlight on Thursday to defend the “stabilization, recovery and transition” roadmap that the United States has promoted for Venezuela. The former political prisoner acknowledged that Washington is overseeing the process and rejected criticism from those who consider the timetable “too slow.” During the presentation […]
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The Daily Journal.— Interior Minister and PSUV Secretary General Diosdado Cabello sharply criticized sectors of the Venezuelan opposition that do not participate in the negotiating table with the government. According to Cabello, these groups seek to “implode” the dialogue process, which aims to advance a democratic transition and support the country’s recovery following the June […]
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The Daily Journal.— The U.S. Department of State endorsed the start of talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition delegation led by Dinorah Figuera, placing the process within the strategy that President Donald Trump’s administration has outlined for Venezuela. In a press statement released Monday, spokesperson Thomas Pigott confirmed U.S. support for the initiatives […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is still “not ready” to hold elections. However, he acknowledged that the country has made “significant progress” toward that goal. “Regarding elections in Venezuela, they’re not really ready yet, but we’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office […]
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