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Godda broke the silence and exposed the fight around the negotiations

Diosdado Cabello, a key figure in Venezuela's ruling party, broke his silence on the initial phase of negotiations between the government and opposition, claiming positive results and emphasizing topics like earthquake victims and gold recovery.

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Cabello confirmed the first meeting of the dialogue ended with 'expected results'.

The proposal focuses on attention to earthquake victims and recovery of Venezuela's gold.

Cabello accused excluded opposition actors of 'chilling' and trying to 'implode' the negotiations.

Cabello referenced Hugo Chávez's call for dialogue after the April 2002 events to position the government as historically pro-dialogue.

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