US to Lift Sanctions Only if Venezuela Returns to Democracy
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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Washington will gradually lift sanctions on Venezuela if the country moves toward restoring fair elections, according to a top US official.
The US doesn’t want to keep its curbs on Venezuela “in perpetuity” and would like to see the country prosper, US Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer told reporters in Bogota on Tuesday.