Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:28 UTC

  OPEC Chief visits Venezuela to bolster bilateral ties

  

  OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo has visited Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties between the rich oil-producing South American country, which is one of the 13 countries that make up the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

• Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Argentine FM defends resumption of full ties with Venezuela

  

  Argentina is planning to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after former President Mauricio Macri's decision in 2015 not to appoint an ambassador to Caracas.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine President says “time to help Venezuela”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday stressed all countries needed to resume full diplomatic ties with Venezuela, which cannot survive on its own.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials

  

  Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”

• Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  ICC to open Caracas office, Prosecutor Khan announces in surprise trip

  

  International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan Thursday announced the opening of an office in Caracas to further strengthen President Nicolás Maduro's pledge to abide by international law in matters of human rights.

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Venezuela's Maduro feels worthy of Nobel Prize in Economics

  

  Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro Thursday unleashed anger worldwide when he claimed his government deserved the Nobel Prize in Economics, which earned him a barrage of negative comments on social media.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Duque tells Biden Colombian crude available if needed

  

  President Iván Duque has made Colombian oil available to the United States if the Joseph Biden administration needs to stabilize global energy prices following Russia's military operations in Ukraine, it was announced in Bogotá Thursday.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Surprise turnaround of Ukraine invasion: Washington and Maduro regime hold weekend talks

  

  The United States and Venezuela are back in talking terms. White House admitted on Monday that a US delegation held weekend talks in Caracas with the government of Nicolas Maduro including discussions on energy supplies.

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Financial sanctions on Russia expected to hit harder on its ally Venezuela

  

  Measures and sanctions targeting Russia's economy and banking system because of its military invasion of Ukraine, are having a great impact in world trade but the situation is anticipated will be particularly worse for some Latin American countries close to Moscow and the Vladimir Putin regime.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 23:58 UTC

  Venezuelan leader strongly supports Putin

  

  Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Tuesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin on the telephone to express his “strong support” and wish him well regarding the military deployment in Ukraine, according to Kremlin sources.