Venezuela readying return to Mexico-based talks with opposition -sources

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a meeting with Chile's Ambassador to Venezuela Jaime Gazmuri, at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government is set to approve a return to Mexico-based negotiations with the country's political opposition, almost a year after the last meeting, six sources with knowledge of the matter said in recent days.

The talks between President Nicolas Maduro's government and the opposition are meant to find solutions to Venezuela's long-running political and economic crisis. They come at a time when the U.S. is increasing pressure for progress towards a free and fair presidential election.