Venezuelan-US diplomatic agenda focuses on sanction lifting — acting president
President Delcy Rodriguez of Venezuela stated that the country's diplomatic agenda with the United States and Western nations is focused on the lifting of sanctions. She claimed that Venezuela has achieved economic growth despite these sanctions and predicts further development once they are removed.
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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Venezuela’s diplomatic agenda in relations with the United States and Western countries focuses on lifting sanctions”
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The claim is directly supported by a TASS report quoting President Delcy Rodriguez and is further contextualized by Venezuelanalysis and Wikipedia entries regarding US-Venezuela diplomatic interactions and sanctions relief discussions.
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— On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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— Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with the declared aims of "detecting, disrupting, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear
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— The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were strained during parts of the 21st century.
Relations were strong during the second half o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relati…
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“negotiations with the United States and European countries include issues of lifting sanctions off Venezuela’s production sector”
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Multiple sources confirm that negotiations and diplomatic agendas focus on lifting sanctions, specifically mentioning the oil, gas, gold, and banking sectors (production sectors) via TASS, Venezuelanalysis, and the mention of General License 46B regarding oil/petrochemical products.
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— Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who is currently the acting president of Venezuela since January 2026, after the United States captured then-president Nic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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— Venezuela’s diplomatic agenda in relations with the United States and Western countries focuses on lifting sanctions, the country’s authorized President Delcy Rodriguez said.
https://tass.com/world/2130561
https://tass.com/world/2130561
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— Recent Changes to the Venezuela-Related Sanctions Program. General License 46B (Authorizing Certain Activities Involving Venezuelan-Origin Oil or Petrochemical Products).
https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/insights/publications/2026/…
https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/insights/publications/2026/…
“even amid the sanction blockade, Venezuela has managed to achieve an economic growth”
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While FocusEconomics mentions that the economy is 'expected to see slight improvements' if sanctions are eased, there is no evidence in the provided text confirming that Venezuela has already achieved actual economic growth during the blockade. The provided NYT and Wikipedia snippets do not contain economic data to verify this claim.
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— ^ The "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" has been the full official title since the adoption of the Constitution of 1999, when the state was renamed in honor of Simón Bolívar. ^ The Constitution also …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela
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— Venezuela’s economic outlook: The Venezuelan economy is expected to see slight improvements in the short term if oil production stabilizes and sanctions are eased.
https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/venezuela/
https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/venezuela/
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— Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news, poli…
https://www.nytimes.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/
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