The United States announced on Tuesday a limited relief of some sanctions against Venezuela, saying it wants to promote the resumption of dialogue between President Nicolas Maduro and the Washington-backed opposition.
This decision is linked to an agreement on both sides to continue negotiations in Mexico City to find a way out of Venezuela’s political crisis, that they should announce as soon as possiblea senior U.S. official told reporters.
He seems to have been taken at the request of the transitional government of Venezuela of the opponent Juan Guaido, who was recognized by the United States as the legitimate president of Venezuela.
In detail, this relief of punishment mainly in relation to a limited derogation granted to American oil group Chevron as part of the oil embargo imposed by Washington on Caracas, in 2019, in hopes of ousting Nicolas Maduro from power.
It could be Chevron negotiate in terms of potential future activities in Venezuelawithout however concluding a new agreement with Venezuelan national company PDVSA, its senior officials explained.
The U.S. Treasury will announce another measure during the day, he added.
None of these measures that ease the pressure will lead to increased revenue for the regime.he assured.
This decision came days after the removal of several American restrictions regarding Cuba, another U.S. opponent on the American continent. It was also announced ahead of the Summit of the Americas organized by US President Joe Biden in June in Los Angeles, which Mexico has threatened to boycott if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are not included.
Source: Radio-Canada
