US urges Venezuela to release remaining political prisoners
The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks on Monday
The US has urged Venezuela to release the remaining political prisoners being held in the South American country.
More than 1,000 political prisoners have been freed since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Caracas on 3 January and took him to New York, where he faces trial on drug-trafficking and torture charges.
A UN fact-finding mission found, external that in the months that followed, the Venezuelan government orchestrated "a harsh repression against persons perceived as political opponents or simply because they express dissent or critical views against the authorities".