The Venezuelan government and opposition parties have agreed on an agenda for talks aimed at ending the country's deep political crisis. <br/><br/>In the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides this year, they set a date of 11 November for a national dialogue to begin. The meeting was mediated by a Vatican envoy and former international leaders.<br/><br/>The opposition has been trying to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office through a recall referendum. But a signature drive to demand such a referendum be held was suspended by the electoral authorities over allegations of fraud.<br/><br/>The two sides agreed to create four working groups to discuss specific issues such as Venezuela's dire economic situation. But Mr Torrealba said that opposition plans for a march to the presidential palace on Thursday remained in place.