MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th May, 2019) Norway's Foreign Ministry announced that it would host another round of talks next week between the main political actors involved in the the ongoing Venezuelan political crisis.
Oslo last week hosted talks between Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido's envoys and representatives of President Nicolas Maduro in a bid to broker an end to the crisis in the Latin American country.
"We announce that the representatives of the main political actors in Venezuela have decided to return to Oslo next week to continue a process facilitated by Norway," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The ministry reiterated its commitment to continue supporting the dialogue between the parties involved in the Venezuelan political crisis and commended the Venezuelan parties for their efforts in the dialogue.
Venezuela has been mired in crisis since January, when Guaido proclaimed himself the country's interim president. Washington and its allies endorsed Guaido and called on Maduro to step down. In addition, the United States seized billions of Dollars' worth of Venezuelan oil assets.
Maduro, in turn, has accused the United States of trying to orchestrate a coup in order to install Guaido as its puppet and take over Venezuela's natural resources.
Russia, China, Cuba, Bolivia, Turkey and a number of other countries have voiced their support for Maduro as the only legitimate president of Venezuela.
Notably, Norway was among the EU countries that have not endorsed Guaido as the Venezuelan interim president.
