The US administration ensures, without convincing, that oil was not at the heart of the meeting on March 5 in Caracas, between Joe Biden and Nicolas Maduro’s emissaries. While the latter strives to reassure Moscow, his main ally.
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Concerned to isolate Russia on the international level, Washington plays the map of the closer with Venezuela, without letting go of his faithful Colombian ally. The government of Nicolas Maduro accepts, his hand stretched without letting go of his Russian ally.
Friday, March 11, Vice-President Venezuelan, Delcy Rodriguez, confirmed that his country was fully prepared “to establish respectful relationships and to resume dialogue with the United States Government, without conditions, nor forced, in Respect for sovereignty “. M me Rodriguez spoke to a forum in Turkey where she had, the day before, met the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov.
This meeting was aimed at reassuring Moscow, after the coming to Caracas, on March 5, a discreet American delegation in Caracas, which met Nicolas Maduro. The meeting was confirmed by both parties. Three days later, two inmates of American nationality incarcerated in Venezuela were released. And the Venezuelan president said he was ready to resume the dialogue with his opposition.
The United States and Venezuela, who have been having difficult relations since the arrival of Hugo Chavez in 1999, broke up any diplomatic relationship in 2019, Washington then recognized opponent Juan Guaido as the only legitimate president Venezuela. The United States has since multiplied the sanctions to try to force Nicolas Maduro to resign. Without success.
The two prisoners released on Tuesday are Gustavo Cardenas, ancient setting of CITGO, the subsidiary in the United States of the Venezuelan oil company, condemned for corruption, and Jorge Fernandez, a citizen detained in possession of a drone and accused of terrorism. Five former colleagues from Mr Cardenas are still under the locks.
Relablical camp reviews
The possibility of a lifting of oil sanctions against Venezuela, decreed in 2019, now feeds speculation. The White House claims that the subject is not on the agenda. Asked by the journalists Thursday, the spokesman for the presidency, Jen Psaki, answered by a council to journalists: “At this moment of great international news, I would not focus a lot of energy with oil import perspective. From Venezuela. “The country produces some 800,000 barrels today, compared with 3.2 million twenty years ago.
In a given interview Friday at News Radio, a radio in Spanish, Florida State, Joe Biden Counselor for Latin America, Juan Gonzalez, argued that oil was not at the heart of The discussion he had with Mr. Madaro. Washington’s priority, explained the US official, is to obtain the release of American citizens and prisoners incarcerated in Venezuela and to promote the resumption of dialogue between the government of Mr. Maduro and the opposition to solve the crisis Politics in Venezuela, because “these are not the sanctions that will change the status quo in Venezuela”.
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