Venezuela insists it’s a lie that the US lifted sanctions; “On the contrary, they’ve gained weight, it’s the empire”

Thousands of people associated with Chavismo took part in a demonstration in downtown Caracas called by the ruling party to commemorate the mobilization that ended the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez on January 23, 1958 to overthrow the US ” Blockade” and to demand the return of assets confiscated abroad.

The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, took part in this demonstration. who recalled that despite the change in discourse in Washington, the United States has not lifted sanctions.

“On the contrary, they added sanctions, the pressure on our country has increased, the threat, the blockade, it’s the empire’s action,” the political leader said.

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This statement by Cabello is made under the new law passed by the US Congress last Friday, December 16, 2022 bans US federal agencies from doing business with companies that support President Nicolás Maduro’s government, which has also been categorically opposed by the regime.

Diosdado Cabello went to the United States government with everything about the sanctions that this country has imposed on Venezuela – Photo: Getty Images / Anadolu Agency

“The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly opposes the approval of the US Congress of a devastating bill which, both in its name and in its content, constitutes a violation of economic freedoms and a serious crime against the Venezuelan people,” the published This was stated by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.

Diosdado Cabello is a confidant of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – Photo: Getty Images / NurPhoto

“This instrument, contrary to international law and conceived by the extremist political sectors of the United States, violates the integrity of the sovereign people of Venezuela. and that of US companies themselves, exposing them to the risk of arbitrary, unfair and illegal punishment for exercising their right to free trade through treaties with the Bolivarian government,” argued Caracas.

A few days ago, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols. He also sent a clear message to President Maduro’s regime for relations to be restored between the two countries. “We must see profound changes and progress towards free and transparent elections in this country. I see it very far from the reality of this moment ”, This time he assured in an interview for the American medium La voz de América.

Brian Nichols, Deputy Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, set the terms for Venezuela’s resumption of relations with the United States. – Photo: Getty Images

He also clarified the conditions that the Venezuelan regime should meet for the two countries to be allies again. “It is time to insist that Nicolás Maduro’s regime is part of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, that it accepts the recommendations of the European Union Election Observation Mission and that people’s fundamental rights are respected.” he assured for the same media.

The Joe Biden administration, which does not technically recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s president, has promoted a battery of sanctions that would be ready to assess whether there is any political progress in the South American country, senior officials in the country have expressed on several occasions. .

Possible gestures include a partial concession to oil company Chevron to allow it to expand its operations in Venezuela, subject to progress in talks now beginning in Mexico, according to sources consulted by the Bloomberg agency. This temporary permit would exempt state oil company PDVSA from potential benefits.

With information from Europa Press