The narrative that the far-right opposition had promoted to distort the facts collapsed.

During coverage of the U.S.-Venezuela negotiations taking place in Antigua and Barbuda, The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration of President Nicolas Maduro allowed five opposition activists who had been taking refuge in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas to leave the country.

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On Tuesday, in an article about the release of U.S. Air Force veteran Joe St. Clair, the U.S. newspaper refuted the narrative that Venezuela’s far right had attempted to promote internationally to distort the facts. According to that narrative, the opposition members who had been sheltered in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas were allegedly “rescued” through the U.S.-backed operation “Guacamaya.”

The Wall Street Journal also acknowledged that the Venezuelan government’s decision to release the U.S. Air Force veteran, Joe St. Clair, could encourage the Trump administration to allow Western oil companies to continue operating in Venezuelan territory, which could improve bilateral relations.

On May 6, the Venezuelan government stated that it granted safe-conducts to the opposition members—close associates of Maria Corina Machado—who were in the diplomatic compound, following high-level negotiations. After receiving the safe-conducts, the opposition members left Venezuelan territory. The far right, however, did not acknowledge that the Venezuelan government had issued the safe-conducts.

On May 7, the secretary of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, clarified the situation and rejected the false narrative about the safe-conducts that the Venezuelan far right had been deliberately spreading.

“All of this comes with a story. Who put those people in the Argentine Embassy? Us? They voluntarily entered the Argentine Embassy. They had no idea how to solve their problem. Then suddenly, they left, and the speculation began,” Cabello said.

On Tuesday, Venezuela handed over the 33-year-old U.S. service member who had been tried on Venezuelan soil. The WSJ anticipates that, as a result of the ongoing talks, U.S. President Donald Trump will extend by 60 days the license that allows Chevron Corp. to maintain its operations in Venezuela.

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Source: La Iguana TV

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