CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s imprisoned former leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday welcomed “any path to dialogue,” ahead of a US-backed meeting in the coming week between representatives of the Latin American country’s interim government and opposition leaders.

“We welcome any path to dialogue that helps consolidate peace, coexistence, and reconciliation among Venezuelans,” read a message posted on the official Telegram account of the deposed president, who is imprisoned in New York following his capture in a US military operation in January.