00:00Welcome back. Venezuela's interim president, Elsie Rodriguez, is calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to lift sanctions and end
00:08what she describes as a blockade on the country.
00:11Rodriguez said Venezuela has never been an enemy of the United States.
00:17Speaking at an event with young people in Caracas, she referred to Trump as a friend and urged him to
00:24follow through on his recent comments about improving ties.
00:27The appeal comes on the heels of Trump's State of the Union address, where he notably branded the post-Nicolas
00:35Maduro Venezuela a new friend and partner.
00:38The United States captured Maduro in January and took control of Venezuela's oil exports and sales.
00:45Since then, the U.S. Treasury Department has issued general licenses allowing companies to trade Venezuelan oil and operate in
00:52the country's oil and gas sector.
00:54However, firms still need specific approval from U.S. authorities before moving ahead with deals.
01:01Meanwhile, Venezuela's National Assembly has passed reforms to its hydrocarbon law aimed at attracting foreign investment into the country's struggling
01:10oil industry.
01:11Under the new rules, the government has six months to review existing energy contracts.
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