Declaration of Former President Jimmy Carter On The Venezuelan
Negotiations
Contact: Deanna Congileo 404-420-5108
8 Nov 2002
ATLANTA, GA….I commend the Venezuelan government and opposition
grouped under the Coordinadora Democratica for opening the Table of
Negotiation and Accords today to resolve the deep differences between
them. Direct conversation is the best method to increase understanding
and to resolve conflict peacefully.
The international community and the International Tripartite Working
Group including the OAS, UNDP, and Carter Center, will accompany
Venezuela as it seeks to define a common future. I commend OAS
Secretary General Cesar Gaviria for offering to facilitate the talks,
and he has my full confidence and support.
Ultimately, it will be Venezuelans themselves who must choose between
the paths of confrontation and division, or reconciliation and a
promising future.
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