First Biden Administration Comments on Venezuela.
âThe goal of the United States is to support a democratic, peaceful transition in Venezuela through free and fair elections,â said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday, January 26, reading from notes she carried with her.
The spokeswoman for the new US administration answered a question from a journalist by adding âthe President has always been very clear that the approach towards Venezuela is to address the humanitarian situation, give support to the Venezuelan people, and revitalize multilateral diplomacy.â
La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki, asegurĂł que entre la agenda del presidente Joe Biden sobre Venezuela se encuentra la presiĂłn para lograr transiciĂłn pacĂfica y a travĂ©s elecciones libres y justas; y Fortalecimiento de la ayuda humanitaria.pic.twitter.com/UT97FkbaEg
â El Toque de Diana (@ElToqueDeDiana) January 26, 2021
During her comments, she said that measures will continue to be taken to prosecute those allegedly involved in âhuman rights violations and corruptionâ in the South American country.
So far, these are the first words from the Joe Biden administration in relation to Venezuela, after last weekâs inauguration of the new US president.
The statements come despite the fact that President NicolĂĄs Maduro has asked the new administration of the North American nation to âovercome its demonization of Venezuela.â Maduro also requested a âdeep rectificationâ to improve relations between the two countries and, in parallel, the European Union announced it was demoting the âpuppet interim president,â Juan GuaidĂł.
The previous gringo administrationâchaired by Donald Trumpâimposed a series of illegal sanctions and a blockade against Venezuela during his time in office, with the sole aim of ousting President NicolĂĄs Maduro.
Source: Popularresistance.org