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19-04-2026

Venezuelan opposition urges US to unblock oil and gold revenues

Bernabé Gutiérrez, secretary general of Venezuela's largest opposition party Democratic Action, called on the country's citizens to unite in demanding that the United States release the funds obtained from the sale of Venezuelan oil and gold so that the money can be transferred to the state treasury to address urgent socio-economic problems. The politician made his statement ahead of a nationwide march under the slogan "For a Venezuela without sanctions and at peace," stressing that, despite many years of negative consequences from the rupture in relations with the US, there remains hope in the country for normalization.

Full version: Bernabé Gutiérrez: Tenemos que pedir a EEUU que libere el flujo de la venta de petróleo