Friends of Venezuela group set to meet today in Brazil

www.vheadline.com Posted: Monday, March 10, 2003 By: Robert Rudnicki

The Friends of Venezuela group is set to hold its second official meeting in Brazil today, as the member nations continue to search for a solution to Venezuela's political stalemate. 

Representatives from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and the United States will all meet in the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, with Venezuelan opposition and government spokesmen also in attendance to put forward their cases. 

The government will be represented by Jorge Valero, Venezuela's Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), and Vladimir Villegas, Venezuelan Ambassador to Brazil.

The opposition members present at the meeting will be Coordinadora Democratica negotiators Timoteo Zambrano and Manuel Cova.

Both sets of Venezuelan political representatives will have the chance to make presentations before the group.