00:00And Venezuela's acting president El Ciro Rías said that she could not accept the proposal of zero tariffs from the
00:06Colombian president Gustavo Petro due to the blockade implemented by the U.S. government against the country.
00:14Today, President Petro made a proposal for zero tariffs.
00:21I will respond, President Petro. We would like to, but we cannot because the Venezuelan people, the Venezuelan producers and
00:30the Venezuelan agro-industrial sector, are sanctioned.
00:37We cannot compete on equal terms, and we have to support our productive sector so that, in these conditions of
00:43inequality, we can engage in foreign trade that benefits the Venezuelan people.
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