Chavismo pledges to improve press freedom in second round of negotiations with the opposition
The President of the Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, implies with evasive answers that the Government does not oppose María Corina Machado's return to the country.
The Venezuelan government and opposition delegations engaged in the second round of political dialogue in Caracas, under U.S.-mediated supervision, agreed to support the announcement made by the national government aimed at continuing and expanding the lifting of administrative measures, blocked websites and electronic media. This move seeks to bolster freedom of expression, plural thought and the right to information, according to Jorge Rodríguez, the head of the government delegation.
He later evasively dodged questions on whether they oppose the return of opposition figure María Corina Machado to the country, after her team alleged she attempted to enter three times unsuccessfully within a span of less than 24 hours. "No one is more or less than anyone else. We are intensely working for a reunion process," he told reporters.
He added that all parties at the negotiating table have rejected any violent expressions seeking political gains.
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