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International conference calls for lifting US sanctions against Venezuela
The conference reignites dialogue and negotiation process between the Venezuelan government and the platform of opposition sectors, halted towards the end of last year, says the PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
RESPECT INTERNATIONAL NORMS: President Gustavo Petro (left) organised the international conference (left) after holding meetings with the Venezuelan government and the opposition
[(Left) Pic:Twitter/@infopresidencia]
A US onslaught of unprecedented scale has shattered Venezuelan sovereignty and exposed the fragility of the global South as Washington revives the Monroe Doctrine with overwhelming military force, write VIJAY PRASHAD and CARLOS RON
In a country torn apart by sanctions and ‘electoral warfare,’ the reality is more complex than Western headlines would have us believe, argues MARC VANDEPITTE
ALAN SIMPSON looks at the bigger issues behind Trump’s Venezuelan piracy
From the kidnapping of Maduro in Venezuela to Trump’s annexation plans for Greenland: the US is openly relying on imperialism – and paradoxically strengthening its adversaries in the process, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how US doublespeak on the ‘war on drugs’ is used to camouflage its intended grab for of Latin America’s natural resources
ON Tuesday April 25 Colombian President Gustavo Petro hosted world leaders in Bogota for a one-day conference to discuss the political situation in Venezuela.
The summit, called the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela, was held at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry and was attended by representatives from 19 countries and the European Union (EU).
The meeting was aimed at reigniting the paralysed dialogue and negotiation process between the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the platform of the US-backed far-right opposition sectors.
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