Washington, April 2 (IANS) The United States has removed sanctions on Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, according to an update posted on the website of the US Treasury Department.The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday (Local time) said Rodriguez had been removed from its sanctions list, without providing further details on the decision, reports Xinhua news agency.In a post on social media platform X, Rodriguez welcomed the move as a positive step toward norma…
Latest Caracas News & Updates
Washington, March 30 (IANS) The United States on Monday resumed operations at its embassy in Caracas, reopening its diplomatic presence in Venezuela after years of limited engagement. The State Department said U.S. diplomacy with Venezuela had been handled since March 2019 through the Venezuela Affairs Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia.“Today, we are formally resuming operations at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, marking a new chapter in our diplomatic presence in Venezuela,” t…
New York, March 27 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his second appearance in a New York court after his forcible seizure by US troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January.During his first arraignment on January 5, Maduro pleaded not guilty to all US charges against him, including drug trafficking, and told the court that he was “kidnapped” from his Caracas residence and he remains president of Venezuela, Xinhua news agency reported.On Thursday, Maduro’s lawyer continued …
Washington, March 6 (IANS) The US State Department announced that the United States and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.Venezuela severed diplomatic ties with the United States in January 2019 due to the latter’s continued interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs. All diplomatic personnel from the US embassy in Venezuela withdrew in March of the same year, Xinhua news agency reported.On January 3, US military forces launched a large-scale strike agains…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump spotlighted a fresh oil arrangement with Venezuela during remarks at a major Texas export hub, arguing that expanded refining and exports from Corpus Christi signal what he called a historic American energy revival.Speaking at the Port of Corpus Christi, which he described as “one of the largest energy export hubs anywhere in the world,” Trump said his administration had acted swiftly on energy policy. “On day one, I declared a national e…
Caracas, Feb 4 (IANS) Thousands of people rallied in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to demand the release of the country’s President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, one month after they were seized by force during a US military operation in Venezuela.Miranda state Governor Elio Serrano said that the mobilization showed people’s determination to tell the world they are still standing, adding the country’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez has “the support of the people,” Xinhua news…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has claimed that India will be buying oil from Venezuela, a move he said would help Caracas economically while shifting New Delhi away from Iranian supplies.Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during a late-night flight on Saturday (local time) from Joint Base Andrews to Palm Beach, Florida.Responding to a question on Venezuela, Trump said his administration was “getting along well” with the country’s le…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from the Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gomez with the two leaders having a detailed discussion on deepening the partnership between both countries during their conversation. “Spoke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral partnership in all areas, with a shared vision of taking India-Ve…
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told lawmakers that the Trump Administration is pursuing a phased strategy in Venezuela focused on immediate stabilisation, economic recovery, and an eventual democratic transition, while acknowledging that the effort is complex and will take time.Speaking at a congressional hearing on US policy toward Venezuela, Rubio said Washington’s objective is to reach “a phase of transition where we are left with a friendly, stab…
Caracas, Jan 26 (IANS) Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez said that differences with the United States would be resolved through diplomatic channels.Speaking at an event with oil workers at the Puerto La Cruz refinery in northeastern Venezuela on Sunday, Rodriguez said her government would address long-standing disputes with Washington “face to face” through what she described as Bolivarian diplomacy, Xinhua news agency reported.”We are not afraid, because what must unite us as a peopl…