Venezuela government and foes talk; Vatican to mediate


  • World
  • Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) greets supporters after his meeting with representatives of the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties Mesa de la Unidad (MUD) and the Union of South American Nations' (UNASUR) foreign ministers in Caracas April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro's government and Venezuela's main opposition group agreed on Tuesday to begin talks intended to halt the nation's worst political unrest in a decade.

Representatives of the Vatican and South American regional bloc Unasur will mediate, both sides said.

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