Marco Rubio: “There's still some work left to do, and that's what our teams are going to be doing right now.”

The United States expects the freedoms of all sectors of Venezuelan politics to continue to be respected.

You've got to change the infrastructure of the elections, not in 10 years, not in five years, not in two years. It needs to happen quickly under the timelines that we've established.

We do not want to be overly dependent on any country in the world.

Likewise, we expect all political actors to support these talks which represent the best chance Venezuela has had in thirty years to peacefully achieve not just a free and fair election but an enduring democracy.