Fresh Venezuela talks set for September; opposition leader freed

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara speaks to the media after leaving "El Helicoide", a detention centre of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), where he had been imprisoned after he was charged with terrorism, treason, and an attack on constitutional order, in Caracas, Venezuela August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

MEXICO CITY/CARACAS (Reuters) - Representatives of Venezuela's government and the opposition said they will resume talks next month after a round of preliminary meetings in Mexico City, just as opposition leader Freddy Guevara was released from prison on Sunday.

The talks between the two sides are aimed at overcoming Venezuela's acute political and economic crisis, which has caused millions to flee the South American nation. Representatives of Norway acted as facilitators.