U.S. Envoy Visits Venezuela as Opposition Signals Stalled Talks
- Tom Shannon will hold talks with government, opposition
- Opposition’s Capriles says government left negotiations
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Venezuela’s opposition signaled that Vatican-mediated talks with the government had stumbled, just as the U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon traveled to Caracas to hold talks with both sides.
Shannon had met with foreign minister Delcy Rodriguez on Tuesday, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in an e-mailed response to questions, adding that he would also meet with members of the opposition, mediators and representatives of civil society.