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The United States mentioned this Thursday that it must see “more” concrete steps from the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to build on democratic gains and eradicate corruption before lifting sanctions that weigh on Venezuela.
Here’s how John Kirby, one of the representatives White Houseat a press conference just half an hour before the scheduled time for a bilateral meeting this Thursday between United States President Joe Biden and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro.
“We need to see more, I’m not going to give you a list of everything we need to see here,” said Kirby, who then elaborated that Washington needs to see progress in fighting corruption in relation to human rights. and progress on democratic issues.
“We want to see concrete steps from the Maduro regime to live up to its commitment to good faith negotiations and help the transition to democracy that all Venezuelans deserve,” Kirby said.
Previous messages
On Monday, Petro already announced that one of his goals is to talk with Biden about lifting sanctions on Venezuela, which will also be one of the main topics of an international conference on Venezuela that Colombia will host next week.
On Tuesday at a forum organized by EFEJuan Gonzalez, Biden’s top adviser on Latin America, opened the door to lifting sanctions but reiterated that Washington would only ease those economic restrictions if it took concrete steps towards free and fair elections.
Climate change, drug policy and migration
In his speech, Kirby announced that the three issues that will mark the meeting between Biden and Petro will be the fight against climate change, drug policy and migration.
In press statements this Thursday, Petro explained that he wants to discuss with Biden the “war on drugs” that the Colombian considers “failed” and that has characterized much of US politics for half a century. relations with Latin America.
Petro also made it clear that one of his priorities would be to discuss with Biden policies to combat climate change, promote the transition to clean energy and promote rural development.
On the table in terms of migration, there may be both the role Colombia plays as a transit country for migrants who travel north and cross El Darien and the role it has played in hosting more than 2.4 million Venezuelan refugees. and migrants.
Biden and Petro’s meeting is scheduled to begin after 2:30 pm local time (6:30 pm GMT). (As reported by EFE)
Source: RPP
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