Maduro hopes conference on Venezuela will help lift sanctions

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurosaid this Monday that he hopes that the international conference convened by the Colombian government – to be held in Bogota on April 25 – help achieve the lifting of the sanctions imposed in recent years against the so-called Bolivarian revolution.

“There are great expectations about the conference, we are going to be very aware of all the events, of its development, of its proposals, of its conclusions and it seems to us that it is a good opportunity to look for ways to overcome this time that has affected so much Venezuela of sanctions and blockade”, said the president.

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During the premiere of his new television program, Maduro spoke about the meeting he held on Sunday, in Caracaswith the Colombian foreign minister, Alvaro Leyvawith whom he spokelong” about this summit, in which representatives of 19 countries from America and Europenot including Venezuelan parts.

“I expressed all of Venezuela’s support for this summit to energize and revive the entire struggle of our country to achieve respect for our sovereignty, our independence and the definitive lifting of all unilateral coercive measures.”, continued the head of state.

Maduro asked Leyva to convey to the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro“all the support for this international conference to be successful”.

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Petro has convened this conference with the aim of unblocking the talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, a negotiation process that has not advanced since November, when the parties signed an agreement that has not been fulfilled and that seeks the unfreezing of resources blocked in the outside.

Maduro added this Monday that the meeting of Bogota will look for “the entire international community has one voice”, one that says “zero sanctions on Venezuela”.

Source: Elcomercio

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