President of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurothis Tuesday asked his American counterpart Joe Biden to lift all sanctions on the South American country and a new era will begin “at the highest level” in relations between Caracas and Washington, which have been ruptured since 2019 despite rapprochements in recent months.
“All of Venezuela unanimously demands that all sanctions against its economy be permanently and definitively lifted and that we begin a new era. A new era in relationships “There is the highest level of respect and cooperation between the United States and Venezuela,” Maduro said at the event he held with economic sector representatives in Caracas.
The Chavista leader conveyed this message specifically to Biden and then assured that a “strong consensus” had been reached around the idea of reestablishing diplomatic ties in the country. “We are ready, we are ready, we want this, and this is the consensus of all political, religious, economic, cultural and social sectors of Venezuela,” he insisted.
in mid-october, United States of America He stated that he was not yet ready to rebuild relations with Venezuela.Despite the rapprochement process carried out by both countries, which allowed for the temporary lifting of some sanctions against the Maduro Administration.
Brian Nichols, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, said at the virtual press conference that the Biden Administration is not yet ready to “identify the possibility of changes in diplomatic relations until later stages of the transition process.” A few days ago, Maduro assured that he hoped to receive a “soon” but not yet realized visit from American diplomat Francisco Palmieri, who was assigned as Head of the US Foreign Office Mission to Venezuela. Based in Bogotá.