Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Venezuela closer to Mercosur and Argentina

  

  Venezuela's return to Mercosur, the resumption of flights between Buenos Aires and Caracas, and an invitation to President Nicolás Maduro to attend the CELAC summit in Buenos Aires next month are some of the signs showing the Argentine government's rapprochement with Chavismo. In addition to that, a rise in bilateral trade of up to 60% is expected.

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 01:20 UTC

  Venezuela: opposition majority calls for the termination of Juan Guaidó's “interim government”

  

  An opposition majority called this Wednesday for the cessation of functions of the “interim government” of Juan Guaidó in Venezuela by considering that, after four years of his self-proclamation, the mechanism was weakened without achieving the objectives of political change set out. This represents a change for dozens of countries that formaly still recognize the parliamentary leader and host opposition ambassadors in their territory.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  US Congress passes Bolivar Act banning deals with Maduro's gov't

  

  The US Senate has passed the so-called Bolivar Act whereby no business may be conducted with the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Caracas to resume ties with Caribbean Dutch overseas territories gradually

  

  After resuming diplomatic ties with Colombia, the Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro is now advancing on its return to the international community through negotiations with The Netherlands to restore links with the European kingdom's islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Prisoner swap between Venezuela, US, a “normal” thing, says Maduro

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday said the recent prisoner swap with the United States was a “normal” process, despite controversies around the event.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Colombian gov't, ELN resume peace talks in Caracas

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that “time for peace has arrived” as dignitaries from the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas started their ceasefire talks in Caracas Monday.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 18:31 UTC

  Maduro urges like-minded regional leaders to seize the opportunity

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged his fellow leftwing Latin American leaders to seize the opportunity to strengthen regional integration and “agree on the construction of a common economic space” and of “a common monetary system.”

• Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

  Venezuela to defend Essequibo case before ICJ

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Thursday announced that his administration would resort to The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to solve the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region.

• Monday, November 14th 2022 - 22:09 UTC

  Bachelet, Duhalde, Mujica and other Latin American leaders ask Maduro to restore Unasur

  

  A group of former South American presidents, foreign ministers, high-ranking officials, lawmakers, and intellectuals Monday sent a letter to Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro inviting him to join their initiative to relaunch the Union of South American Nations (Unasur for its Spanish name).

• Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Maduro's administration deepens cooperation ties with Iran

  

  The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to deepen their mutual cooperation in matters of science, education, technology, and energy security, the South American country's Minister of Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez announced Sunday from Tehran.