The WH claims there is 'no dialogue' about oil or sanctions underway with Maduro's regime in Venezuela, even as U.S. officials made a rare trip to Caracas on Saturday at a time when the administration is scrambling to increase global oil production.
but arguing that sanctions shouldn't be lifted until there are "actual advances towards democracy and Venezuela's freedom."
"The easing of any sort of pressure, if it is not oriented towards democratization, will only strengthen the authoritarianism that today threatens the world," the statement said.the meeting with the U.S., which lasted around two hours, was "respectful, cordial and very diplomatic." "We discussed issues of maximum interest for Venezuela and the world," he added, and agreed to "advance an agenda that will allow for the welfare and peace of the countries in our hemisphere."
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