“I insist and ask the Foreign Minister to immediately address the issue of the US government lifting all unfair and illegal sanctions in the financial, oil and economic spheres of Venezuela in the midst of this pandemic,” RIA Novosti quotes Maduro.
He noted that “this would be a good moment to require President Donald Trump to lift criminal sanctions from Venezuela so that Venezuela can enter the market and buy everything necessary in the field of medicine.”
At the same time, he stressed that the country's authorities in any case will provide the population with everything necessary against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic in the world.
Earlier, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced reform in the oil industry to protect the country from US sanctions.
On February 19, Venezuelan Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo noted that US actions in the oil market are aimed at ridding competitors through sanctions.