{"id":12684,"date":"2014-02-22T06:09:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T06:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/venezuela-lader-seeks-talks-with-obama\/"},"modified":"2014-02-22T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T06:00:16","slug":"venezuela-lader-seeks-talks-with-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/venezuela-lader-seeks-talks-with-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela Lader Seeks Talks with Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has invited US President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between the two countries.}}<\/p>\n

Mr Maduro said the meeting would help “put the truth out on the table”.<\/p>\n

He has accused US conservatives and media organisations of plotting to overthrow his government.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Friday Venezuela revoked the accreditations of CNN reporters covering the country’s crisis. Eight people have died in recent protests.<\/p>\n

In a news conference on Friday, Mr Maduro said: “I call for a dialogue between Venezuela and the United States and its government.<\/p>\n

“Let’s initiate a high-level dialogue and let’s put the truth out on the table.”<\/p>\n

The dialogue will be “difficult and complex”, Mr Maduro said, until the American government accepted “the full autonomy and independence of Latin America”.<\/p>\n

On Sunday Venezuela expelled three US diplomats accused of meeting violent groups linked to the opposition.<\/p>\n

‘War propaganda’<\/p>\n

Earlier Venezuela had revoked the accreditation of CNN’s Caracas-based reporter, Osmary Hernandez, and those of two other CNN journalists sent to Venezuela to cover a wave of opposition marches.<\/p>\n

The government says the protests are part of a coup attempt.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State, John Kerry, denounced the latest action on Friday, saying: “This is not how democracies behave.<\/p>\n

“I call on the Venezuelan government to step back from its efforts to stifle dissent through force and respect basic human rights.<\/p>\n

“The solution to Venezuela’s problems can only be found through dialogue with all Venezuelans, engaging in a free exchange of opinions in a climate of mutual respect.”<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Mr Maduro threatened to “take action” against CNN unless it ceased what he described as “hostile coverage”.<\/p>\n

“I won’t accept war propaganda against Venezuela. If they don’t rectify themselves, out of Venezuela,” he said.<\/p>\n

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