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Lift sanctions against Venezuela
Posted: Thursday, July 6, 2023
Lift sanctions against Venezuela
Caricom leaders again urge US:
Remove sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba–Caricom leaders
Caricom has raised the issue of sanctions against Venezuela, the blockade against Cuba, and the view that more needs to be done to stem the flow of guns into the region.
Caricom chairman Roosevelt Skerrit, who hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the 45th general meeting at the Hyatt last night, said that regional leaders raised these and other issues with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken when he held a caucus session with them yesterday.
"We raised the issue of the embargo against Cuba and we reiterated our call to the United States to have this blockade against Cuba lifted. And also, we urged the United States to remove the sanctions on Venezuela because of the far-reaching implications of the sanctions on Venezuela," he said.
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