Venezuela says transition talks to start this week

Political transition talks in Venezuela would begin in person this week in Caracas, the government and the opposition announced on Saturday — the day when negotiations in the South American country were expected to start. Venezuela, a country that has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but an economy in shambles, has been in a state of even bigger flux since US forces deposed former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in January.Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez has been governing under Washington’s eye since then. Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a news conference at the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas on July 2. Photo: AFP “We agreed on a first in-person meeting in Caracas next week,” Jorge Rodriguez, the head of the Venezuel