Venezuelan president accepts facilitator for talks

Published March 27, 2014 10:07pm ET



CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro has agreed to enter talks with Venezuela’s opposition with the help of an outside facilitator, a group of visiting South American foreign ministers said Thursday.

The announcement came after two days of meetings the foreign ministers held with government officials, student protesters and human rights groups aimed at bringing about dialogue after weeks of deadly unrest.

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