APNewsBreak: Mediation expert sent to push Venezuela talks

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Harvard-educated conflict resolution expert is flying to Caracas next week to attempt the seemingly impossible: jumpstarting political dialogue in deeply polarized Venezuela.
Jim Tull plans several days of closed-door workshops with representatives of Venezuela’s socialist government and the opposition. It comes as the U.S. is threatening more financial sanctions and talk of military action to oust President Nicolas Maduro is swirling.
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