MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Thursday urged Venezuela's government to suspend a planned July 30 vote to elect a constituent assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution and override all other institutions, including the current opposition-led legislature.
In a statement, the Mexican foreign ministry called on the government of President Nicolas Maduro to shelve the vote "and thereby open the door to a negotiation to resolve the serious democratic crisis Venezuela is going through."
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