Venezuelan opposition, Norway urge Maduro government to resume talks – Reuters Canada

Venezuelan opposition, Norway urge Maduro government to resume talks – Reuters Canada

CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The chair of the Venezuelan opposition's negotiating team at talks with the government urged President Nicolas Maduro's administration on Sunday to resume dialogue as soon as possible, after the government suspended its participation this weekend.

The government of Maduro, who scoffed at the invitation to resume talks, put the conversations on ice after Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a Venezuelan envoy, was extradited to the United States from Cape Verde on Saturday to face corruption charges.

It was the latest setback at Norwegian-sponsored talks between the two sides, which have yet to make concrete advances toward ending Venezuela's long social and economic crisis.