Ex-President Carter planning trip to Venezuela

By Joshua Goodman

Published February 26, 2014 1:06am ET

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Ex-President Carter planning trip to Venezuela — A demonstrator holds a homemade poster in front of a cordon of National Bolivarian National Guard during a protest near the Cuban embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro marched to the Cuban Embassy to protest what they consider the communist nation's interference in Venezuela's internal affairs. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) | Rodrigo Abd

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expressing concern about Venezuela’s escalating political crisis and wants to meet with leaders on both sides in an upcoming trip.

Carter, a mediator of past political conflict in the deeply polarized South American nation, made the offer in private letters he sent this week to President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

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