Venezuela opposition committee to seek support in Washington, Brussels

A committee of Venezuelan opposition politicians will travel to Washington and Brussels to seek support and consult its allies on their positions about an eventual lifting of sanctions, opposition lea

A committee of Venezuelan opposition politicians will travel to Washington and Brussels to seek support and consult its allies on their positions about an eventual lifting of sanctions, opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday. Mr. Guaido told reporters that the committee traveling to the United States and Europe is the same group that has been meeting with officials from Norway in recent weeks in an attempt to establish a dialogue with President Nicolas Maduro's government,which stands accused of vote-rigging and rights violations. Mr. Guaido, who has proposed a "national salvation agreement" to help Venezuela emerge from a profound economic collapse and political crisis, last month said he would support a progressive lifting of sanctions on Mr. Maduro's government on the condition that Mr. Maduro consent to "free and fair" presidential elections.