Talks between Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition are the “last best effort” to finding a peaceful solution to the country’s political impasse, a US official says.
US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon said if the talks failed, it could lead to both sides “putting people on the streets”.
He said such a result would be very dangerous. It comes after President Maduro rejected calls for an early election.
“From our point of view [the dialogue] really is the last best effort to try to find a negotiated, peaceful solution to this,” said Mr Shannon.
