Venezuela hopes for 'absolute lifting' of sanctions by US

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Tuesday that her government hopes a decision by the US to ease some economic sanctions on the country will pave the way for the “absolute lifting of the illicit sanctions.”

Her comments on social media came after the Biden administration announced that it will begin easing a few sanctions in response to a call from opposition leader Juan Guaido.

“The world knows that Venezuela has taken its first steps on the road to economic recovery through its own efforts, denouncing and overcoming the illegitimate sanctions and the inhumane blockade,” said Rodriguez on her Twitter account.

“Venezuela hopes that these decisions of the United States of America will initiate the way for the absolute lifting of the illicit sanctions that affect all our people,” she added.