The members of the International Contact Group (ICG) welcome the beginning of the comprehensive negotiations, led by Venezuelans themselves, that have begun in Mexico.
Support for a negotiated, peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis in Venezuela has been an objective of the ICG since its creation.
This inclusive dialogue process can lay the foundations for an agreed solution to the Venezuelan crisis. The members of the Group therefore call on both parties to participate constructively and in good faith at the negotiating table.
The only way out of the crisis that Venezuela is going through, is a political negotiation and the organization of credible, free and transparent elections in accordance with the constitutional and legal framework of Venezuela.
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Full text of the ICG Statement of 2 September 2021 (EN)
Texto completo de la declaración del GIC del 2 de septiembre de 2021 (ES)
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