International Summit on Venezuela's Political Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities.

The conference on Venezuela's political crisis, held in Bogota, failed to outline a clear way to reactivate talks in Mexico that have been stalled since late last year. The Venezuelan government and the opposition have agreed that a free and fair vote could help resolve the crisis in the country, but the Maduro government's response to the conference deflated any expectations of a prompt return to negotiations. The international community and the Venezuelan opposition have agreed to the need to hold free elections and to resume negotiations, and the easing of sanctions on Venezuela.