Demonstrators shout slogans against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro outside the Venezuelan Red Cross headquarters where protesters gathered to demand humanitarian aid in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Fernando Llano/Associated Press)CARACAS, Venezuela — Norway’s government on Wednesday praised progress made in talks between representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the political opponents trying to oust him, even as tensions mounted back home. Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide provided few details of the talks held behind closed doors, but reported some advance. The opposition had previously ruled out talks, accusing Maduro of using past negotiations in a play for time. Seven years ago, mediators from the Colombian government and left-wing rebels held their first direct talks in a decade in Norway.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2019 16:45 UTC