Opposition delegation leader Dinorah Figuera (left) shakes hands with Venezuelan National Assembly president Jorge Rodriguez (right) during a press conference in Caracas after the third round of dialogue. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: The US on Thursday hailed the conclusion of the latest round of talks between Venezuela's interim government and opposition representatives toward a democratic transition.

The US-sponsored talks on transitioning from the hardline socialist rule of ousted ex-president Nicolas Maduro began in August.

Washington is under pressure to organise democratic elections following its January ouster of Maduro.

It nudged interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a former Maduro loyalist who was his vice-president, to negotiate with an opposition delegation led by Dinorah Figuera.