Meeks Issues Statement Welcoming Venezuela's Agreement for Free & Fair Elections

Statement

"I am pleased to see an agreement between Venezuela's opposition party and the Maduro government to allow for free and fair elections in 2024 and release political prisoners and U.S. nationals. I also strongly support the Biden administration's decision to ease sanctions in response to this Venezuelan-led agreement. U.S. sanctions on Venezuela were always meant to be rolled back should the country take meaningful steps towards restoring its democracy, and human and political rights. Should the Venezuelan government fail to meet those conditions, so too will our sanction relief reverse.

This positive step towards a democratic future for the people of Venezuela is a welcome one, and I am optimistic that there is new hope to resolve the economic and humanitarian crises Venezuelans have long suffered."

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