Colombia’s Petro to Lead Push for Renewal of Venezuela Talks
- Summit seeking to restart talks likely to occur later in April
- Officials from Latin America, Europe and US among invitees
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro is finalizing plans to host an international summit aimed at reigniting negotiations between Venezuela’s beleaguered government and its opposition parties, a move that will put him at the forefront of a global push to resolve the country’s political crisis before presidential elections next year.
Petro will formally invite officials from Latin America, Europe and the US to attend the meeting after the Easter holiday, the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry said. The conference in Bogota could occur as early as this month, according to people with direct knowledge of the plans. Both sides in Venezuela as well as Norway, which has mediated past talks, have given the green light to the idea, the people said.