The Daily Journal – The Venezuelan government held a strategic working session in Caracas with representatives of the African Energy Chamber (AEC) to explore joint investment opportunities and strengthen the country’s oil and natural gas industry. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez led the meeting alongside Minister of Hydrocarbons Paula Henao and PDVSA President Héctor Obregón. NJ […]
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The Daily Journal – The U.S. Embassy released an official statement on Thursday welcoming the arrival in Caracas of the 2015 Venezuelan National Assembly delegation, led by Dinorah Figuera, to begin direct, in-person talks with Venezuela’s interim government. Through the diplomatic mission, the U.S. administration described the meeting as a strategic opportunity to advance the […]
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The Daily Journal.— Following the suspension of talks on Aug. 1, 2015, National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera arrived in Venezuela through General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport in Barcelona to resume dialogue with Jorge Rodríguez. Accompanied by a parliamentary delegation, Figuera said she takes on the process with “great expectations” and reaffirmed her commitment to […]
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The Daily Journal.— The Chilean government has taken the first step toward restoring its diplomatic presence in Venezuela by sending Hernán Núñez, director of Consular Affairs, Immigration and Chileans Abroad, to Caracas to reactivate consular services, Chile’s Foreign Ministry confirmed. Núñez, a diplomat with more than 30 years of experience and a former ambassador to […]
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The Daily Journal.— Juan Sulbarán Quintero, commander general of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), called on members of the force Tuesday to remain loyal to Acting President Delcy Rodríguez as seven months passed since the U.S. military operation that resulted in Nicolás Maduro’s capture. “We have a duty to fulfill, and we must remain loyal […]
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AFP.— Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn ruled out an immediate resumption of lending to Venezuela on Monday, despite the restoration of relations between both sides after an eight-year break. In June, the IDB accepted Venezuela’s appointment of Calixto José Ortega Sánchez as the country’s new governor to the institution, fully restoring bilateral ties. […]
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The Daily Journal.— The U.S. Department of State endorsed the start of talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition delegation led by Dinorah Figuera, placing the process within the strategy that President Donald Trump’s administration has outlined for Venezuela. In a press statement released Monday, spokesperson Thomas Pigott confirmed U.S. support for the initiatives […]
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The pro-government delegation brings together the Chavista movement’s chief political strategist, a former foreign minister, two lawmakers, a key party organizer, and a representative of the coexistence program promoted by Delcy Rodríguez. The Daily Journal – Delcy Rodríguez’s administration has assembled its team for the dialogue table with the National Assembly elected in 2015. Jorge […]
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The Daily Journal. — Ballard Partners, one of the leading lobbying firms in the United States and one that has seen its revenue surge during President Donald Trump’s second term, announced Wednesday that it will open an office in Caracas, as U.S. companies and multinational corporations show renewed interest in investing in Venezuela. Scott Wagner, […]
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“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat,” stressed the vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS). By Vanessa Davies Carlos Julio Rivera, vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS), says he […]
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