Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan president Maduro to fully open border with Colombia from Jan 1

Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro on Monday announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting January 1, a measure repeatedly postponed following the restoration of diplomatic and commercial ties between the South American neighbours. Relations between the countries were broken off in 2019, but Maduro has said the environment is conducive to improved ties with the election of Gustavo Petro as Colombia's first leftist president. The neighbours resumed diplomatic relations in September. I am going to announce that we will be completely opening the border, for all of western Venezuela with Colombia, for the passage of vehicles, motorcycles, trucks as of January 1. Maduro said on state television. We are preparing everything to comply with what we announced, to fulfill what was promised to President Gustavo Petro, he said. Petro has recognised Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela. His predecessor, Ivn Duque, along with dozens of other countri

US looking to ease sanctions on Venezuela to boost oil supply: Report

The deal may be announced by the end of October and will allow US oil companies to drill oil in Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro will hold a free, fair presidential elections in 2024 in return

Venezuela will be guarantor in Colombian peace talks: President Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro on Tuesday said his government will act as a guarantor in peace talks between Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army rebel group that are slated to begin later this year. Maduro said on national television that he had accepted a request by Colombian President Gustavo Petro to take on the diplomatic role, adding that his socialist government was interested in fomenting peace, security and stability in Colombia and throughout the continent. Previous peace talks between the Colombian government and rebel groups have included the participation of guarantor nations that have acted as observers of the negotiations and supported both sides with logistics. Venezuela was a guarantor nation in a previous round of negotiations between Colombia and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, that began in 2016. But the Colombian government asked the Maduro administration to step down from that role in 2018, as political tensions increased between the

Colombia, Venezuela re-establish full diplomatic ties after 3 years

Colombia's new leftist President Gustavo Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro had announced they would restore diplomatic relations earlier in the month

Venezuela President Maduro brands EU electoral observers 'spies'

Local and regional elections enjoyed better conditions than during previous voting, the EU mission said on Tuesday

Venezuela: Maduro's 'miracle' treatment for Covid-19 draws skeptics

His government has released no evidence. He even kept secret the name of the "brilliant Venezuelan mind" behind it, saying he needed to protect them

Venezuela's oil exports sink to 1940's level under tighter US sanctions

Pressured by strict US sanctions, Venezuela's oil exports plunged by 376,500 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, according to data and internal documents

West refused to unfreeze Venezuelan funds for vaccine purchase: President

EU nations and the United States have refused Venezuela's request to unfreeze its assets, so that the sanctions-hit country could purchase a coronavirus vaccine, President Nicolas Maduro has said

Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China despite US sanctions

The imposition of the sanctions was part of a push by the Trump administration to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela's Maduro writes to 'peoples of the world' denouncing US sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has addressed a letter "to the peoples of the world" on his government's response to Washington's unilateral measures against his country

Venezuelan president Maduro says USA spy captured near refineries

Nicols Maduro said that Venezuelan authorities captured a US spy targeting a pair of refineries on the north Caribbean coast as this nation once wealthy from oil is gripped by a deep gasoline shortage

Maduro says Russian coronavirus vaccine to arrive in Venezuela in Sept 2020

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would be delivered to Venezuela in September 2020 for clinical trials

UK recognises opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's president

UK High Court ruled that Britain had "unequivocally" recognised Guaido as constitutional interim president

US warns nations, insurers against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela

Venezuelan navy on Thursday escorted a fourth tanker bringing Iranian fuel through its waters to the gasoline-starved country

Rejected Venezuela returns to IMF seeking $1 bn in aid to fight coronavirus

Maduro ordered a nationwide quarantine starting Tuesday to slow the pace of infection

Venezuela's Oppn leader attends SOTU speech, Trump vows to 'smash Maduro

Trump invited Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido to watch his State of the Union address from the guests' gallery above

How a mysterious Turkish firm helped Nicolas Maduro move $900 mn in gold

It's unclear what underpins Turkey's support for Maduro beyond a general opposition to US meddling and efforts to overthrow nominally-democratic governments

France, Germany, Spain give Venezuela's Maduro 8 days to call 'fair' polls

If within 8 days there are no fair, free and transparent elections called in Venezuela, Spain will recognise Juan Guaido as Venezuelan president

Venezuelan President Maduro survives assassination bid, blames US, Columbia

No drones could be seen in the television broadcast, which showed bodyguards jumping in front of Maduro to protect him

President Maduro orders Venezuelan military to be prepared for US invasion

Maduro ordered the army to conduct a round of military drills in response to Trump's military threat