Third Round of Venezuela Talks to Start as Soon as Next Week

  • Representatives set to renew efforts to end a long stalemate
  • Maduro said Thursday he’s seeking understanding and accords
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president, pictured at Miraflores, June 21, 2019Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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A third round of negotiations will be held between representatives of the two men struggling for the leadership of Venezuela, a once-wealthy oil state that has degraded into poverty, starvation and now deep political stalemate.

The new round of talks was confirmed by people familiar with the earlier conversations -- a tentative effort to clear a path toward an end to the crisis.