Imprisoned Former Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro Welcomes Dialogue Ahead of US-Backed Meeting
L'essentiel
- Imprisoned former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro welcomed dialogue for peace and reconciliation, ahead of a US-backed meeting between Venezuela's interim government and opposition leaders.
- Maduro, held in New York on drug and firearms charges, conveyed his message via Telegram.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's former leader, is imprisoned in a New York detention center awaiting trial on drug and firearms trafficking charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty. His statement comes ahead of a US-backed meeting between Venezuela's interim government and opposition leaders.
Venezuela’s imprisoned former leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday welcomed “any path to dialogue”, ahead of a US-backed meeting in the coming week between representatives of the Latin American country’s interim government and opposition leaders.
The leftist Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured in a US military raid in January and are being held in a New York detention centre awaiting trial on charges related to drug and firearms trafficking. They have pleaded not guilty.
“We welcome any path to dialogue that helps consolidate peace, coexistence, and reconciliation among Venezuelans,” read a message posted on the official Telegram account of the deposed president.
“To speak of a national renaissance as a common goal is to speak of mutual respect for diversity, of inclusion for everyone,” he added.
It was not immediately clear how Maduro, 63, posted his message from his jail cell, but the former strongman leader is in regular contact with his lawyers as he awaits trial in US federal court.
His son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, who is a lawmaker, reposted the former president’s message on X.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
A US-backed meeting between Venezuela's interim government and opposition leaders will occur in the coming week.
Très probable · En quelques jours
Questions ouvertes
- How did Maduro post his message from jail?
- What is the agenda for the US-backed meeting?
- Who will represent the interim government and opposition?
