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Argentina's Fernandez Says Would Join Mexico, Uruguay in Promoting Talks with
Venezuela's Maduro

Reuters

   BUENOS AIRES - Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said
   on Tuesday that if he wins the October election he would join Mexico
   and Uruguay in promoting dialogue with Venezuelan President Nicolas
   Maduro.

   The potential foreign policy shift in Latin America's third largest
   economy would end nearly four years of strident criticism of Maduro
   under Argentine President Mauricio Macri, who like most regional
   leaders have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's
   rightful leader.

   Fernandez trounced Macri in a primary vote earlier this month that
   serves as a preview to the October election, setting the stage for a
   potential political shift in South America if Argentina returns to
   leftist rule under Fernandez, joining Venezuela, Uruguay and Bolivia.

   In an interview with local channel 13, Fernandez criticized regional
   demands for Maduro to step down and praised Mexico and Uruguay for
   promoting talks between Maduro and the opposition.

   "I'd join them to try to help to find a solution for Venezuela, one
   that Venezuelans themselves find," Fernandez said. "I don't agree with
   all those proposals that part of Latin American rallied behind Trump
   on."

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