Juan Guaidó confirmed that he had envoys to Norway for a dialogue with the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro

Juan Guaidó confirmed Thursday that the opposition He sent several delegates to Norway to lay the groundwork for a possible negotiation with Nicolás Maduro's regime.

During a speech at the headquarters of the Caracas Engineering College, the interim president of Venezuela acknowledged the existence of opposition representatives in Oslo, while stating they would not lend themselves to "any kind of false negotiation": "I said it Tuesday and I repeat it today, yes, some have been sent to Norway, but we will not lend ourselves to any kind of false trading, which does not lead to the cessation of usurpation, to a transitional government and to free elections. "

In this regard, Guaidó detailed The intention of the Norwegian Government is to "mediate" between the parties to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in the Caribbean country.

Information in Caracas confirmed this information. Infobae Wednesday According to these sources and some Venezuelan media, two representatives of Chavismo and two representatives of the opposition would participate in the meeting.

For the Chavez regime are the Minister of Communication, Jorge Rodríguezand the governor of the state of Miranda, Héctor Rodríguez. For the opposition, meanwhile, it is claimed that the former minister of government of Carlos Andrés Pérez would be in the Norwegian capital, Fernando Martínez Mottolaand the former MP Gerardo Blyde, as confirmed Globovisión and Al Navío.

Guaidó also announced that he will hold a meeting with the contact group this afternoon. Antonio Ecarri, representative of the interim president in Spain, stressed on Wednesday that The intention of the Leader of the Opposition is to align the International Contact Group (ICG), composed of Latin American countries and the European Union, on the Lima Group and the Organization of American States (OAS ).

Next Monday, according to Mr. Guaidó, the meeting with the Southern Command of the United States will take place.

In the midst of these tracks that the opposition is considering to end the dictatorship of Maduro, the interim president said: "We do not like any mechanism, do not confuse goals, achievements, reach, dreams, with the mechanisms to achieve them."

Norway had a significant participation in the dialogues in Havana, which resulted in the historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC. Therefore, there are those who entertain expectations in Caracas, despite the large number of similar dialogues between Chavez and the opposition that have failed in recent years and that have only served to give the regime more time to keep power.

For their part, Cuba's foreign ministers, Bruno Rodríguezand Canada, Chrystia Freeland, met on Thursday in Havana to address the crisis in Venezuela and the consequences of the reactivation of Title III of the Helms-Burton law by the United States.

Rodriguez and his counterpart stayed together for more than two hours at the headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs., where the senior Canadian official did not make any statements to the press upon his arrival.

The content of the talks has not been revealed for the moment, apart from the issues on which the Canadian Minister announced that she plans to deal with the Cuban Foreign Minister.

Freeland's visit was announced a day in advance and took place a few hours after transcending the negotiations that keep Chavismo and the opposition in Oslo.

United States calls for collaboration in the Caribbean

In the face of growing pressure against the Venezuelan dictatorship, the US government on Thursday asked 14 Caribbean countries to break the "silence" in the face of the Venezuelan crisis and announced the upcoming dispatch of the aid ship in the region. USNS Comfort help these countries to serve Venezuelan migrants.

Assistant Secretary of the United States of America for Latin America, Kimberly BreierHe made these statements at the opening session of the eighth Caribbean Security Dialogue, which is being held today in the State Department: "We want to help you deal with the situation. Increase in the number of immigrants and the impact this has on your communities. We can not remain silent in the face of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.

The US official urged some Caribbean countries to join "the critical mbad of Latin America that has chosen to support the Venezuelan people and the leader they elected through their Constitution", in reference to Juan Guaidó.

The Chancellor of Grenada and the Security Officer of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) attended the meeting. Winston Garraway; the Dominican Chancellor, Miguel Vargas; the rightholders of Dominica, Suriname and Barbados; and officials from the Ministry of Security in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago. Also present were the ambbadadors or permanent representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, and Jamaica. Bahamas.

All representatives of Caribbean countries spoke at the inaugural session, but the only one that referred to Venezuela was the Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago. Stuart Young.