On Tuesday, the US Treasury lifted the sanctions imposed on the Venezuelan embassy in Washington. It set the stage for the reopening of the diplomatic mission after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement that all prohibited transactions with the Venezuelan mission to the US and its missions to US-based international organizations are now permitted.
Washington and Caracas announced during March that they were restoring diplomatic relationsas US President Donald Trump seeks to gain more access and control over Venezuela’s natural resources. Trump expressed support for interim president Delca Rodriguez after the US detained Maduro as part of a US military operation. According to official Venezuelan data, the intervention claimed more than a hundred victims.
