AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with Biden

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A close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he’s hopeful the Biden administration will roll back sanctions and be open to diplomacy. Jorge Rodríguez’s spoke to AP in his first interview since taking the helm of Venezuela’s National Assembly.

National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez gives an interview at Congress in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Rodriguez said he’s hopeful the Biden administration will roll back a “cruel” sanctions policy and instead give room for diplomacy that could lead to the reopening of the U.S. Embassy and the release of several jailed American citizens.

It’s unclear if the Biden administration will accept the overture or continue with the hardline policy of regime change it inherits. A lot hinges on its treatment of Juan Guaidó, head of the outgoing congress, whom the Trump administration recognizes as Venezuela’s rightful leader. But he warned that talks would only succeed if Guaidó and his allies seek forgiveness for plotting to overthrow Maduro and for backing foreign government freezes on Venezuelan oil assets that he said have harmed regular Venezuelans amid a pandemic.

In his first days on the job, Rodríguez approved a special commission to punish those responsible for what the government considers crimes against Venezuela, which critics say is a ruse to target opponents. He said they included efforts to block the Maduro government’s access to $2 billion gold held in a London bank and control of U.S.-based Citgo oil refineries, the nation’s largest foreign asset.

 

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The US, and the Trump regime those last 4y, are directly behind the daily suffering of tens of million in the world, from Venezuela to Yemen, from Iran to Cuba, from Syria to Libya, etc. Yet nobody in our Western so-called 'free press' wants to aknowledge and state that fact.

Can’t wait to see those criminals in prison all of them included maduro, they destroyed my country.. are a criminals

Now I believe what people are saying about chris_grey2 is true, Mr Chris you are indeed a man of your words, you have changed life’s including mine. Thanks chris_grey2 for your kindness I now have alot to pay off my debt I'll not stop trading with your company platform

If you got millions to line his pockets

Oh look, more communists are hopeful about biden

He will want our tax payer money. And Biden will mistake that for negotiation, like giving $$ to Iran!

No way Jose!

No, he won't. You're an evil terrorist regime, You're a donkey mister Rodríguez.

I remember Fmr. President Caldera had told me he preferred a loan from the IMF rather than other avenues although expensive. It was very unpopular as I observed watching his effigy burning. Still...oh, wait, I was trespassing & got booted out of the Palace

Didn't the President of Venezuela state that he intended to take over the United States of America?

He sure will

Probably not

End the BipartisanRacistOilWarOfTerror or more chickens will come home to roost. Earth is Dying.

We must. The collapse of Venezuela is the US’s fault.

So many countries ready to take advantage of the very weak Buyden administration

Lmaooo of course Biden is open to being friends and buddies with communists, always been his best friends 🤡

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