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Proposal to ‘re-establish ties’ with Maduro draws fire from critics

19-04-2022 20:38 Opposition hardliners, human rights groups and US lawmaker Marco Rubio strongly criticises President Alberto Fernández after he announces that he wants Argentina to re-establish diplomatic relations with Venezuela.

Argentina promises probe as Maduro slams Venezuela ‘invasion plan’ report

17-02-2022 16:37 Argentina’s government says it will investigate claims Macri administration deployed Armed Forces for 2019 military exercises that “contemplated” a potential “invasion” of Venezuela.

Maduro: Venezuela and Colombia need to 'normalise' ties

21-10-2021 11:11 Nicolás Maduro calls for the normalisation of trade and diplomatic relations with Colombia, which have been non-existent since 2019 when the government refused to recognise him as Venezuela's leader.

Alleged money-launderer close to Maduro defiant after extradition to US

18-10-2021 15:45 Alex Saab, a fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money-launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's regime, says he will not collaborate with the United States, a day after his extradition from Cape Verde.

Venezuela's Maduro says Mexico to host talks with opposition

13-07-2021 09:35 Venezuelan leader says Mexico will host talks between his government and the opposition, but insists he will only take part if international sanctions are lifted. Little comment on latest arrest of another opposition leader, Freddy Guevara.

Guaidó responds to Alberto Fernández: 'Human beings are disappearing in Venezuela'

11-07-2021 17:27 Venezuelan opposition leader challenges previous statements by the Argentina's president, but suggests Fernández administration "can be a bridge" in efforts to resolve the crisis.

Maduro, Guaidó and Alberto: the beginning of a new phase in Venezuela?

26-06-2021 00:33 Both sides of the Venezuelan grieta have publicly stated their intention to sit at the negotiating table. This is a massive step forward after years of deadlock.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Juan Guaidó: ‘We’re not depending on the good faith of a dictatorship’

26-06-2021 00:01 Venezuela, says Juan Guaidó, remains gripped by crisis and needs a plan of national salvation. The opposition leader, recognised by more than 60 nations as the country's interim president, on the need for free and fair elections, Argentina’s diplomatic stance and the position of Pope Francis.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Venezuela to request UN aid to clear mines from Colombia border

05-04-2021 12:34 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said in a televised speech that the country is preparing to ask for immediate emergency aid from the UN to defuse antipersonnel mines allegedly placed in the southeast of the country by Colombian armed groups.

Venezuela won't accept AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax

25-03-2021 14:47 Venezuela informs the Pan American Health Organisation it will not accept the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite having ordered between 1.4 and 2.4 million doses of it through Covax.

Venezuela’s election facade helps push Juan Guaidó offstage

08-12-2020 08:31 Sunday’s feigned election in Venezuela, ending Juan Guaidó’s connection with the legislature that formed the basis of his claim to the presidency, may be what some need to rethink how to deal with the troubled nation.

Boycott-tainted poll win gives Maduro total control in Venezuela

07-12-2020 12:16 President Nicolás Maduro seized total control of Venezuela's political institutions on Sunday with a sweeping victory in legislative elections that were boycotted by the main opposition parties and criticised by the international community.

Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt

05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.