Month: March 2021


Peace in Venezuela


In 2021 Venezuela faces its’ worst economic and humanitarian crises since the economy has contracted by 65% and 33% on the population suffer food insecurity.

The Maduro Government blames US economic sanctions along with the Opposition is fractured and ineffective.

There are like Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida its keep is a large Cuban expatriate population, who report that the Cuban protesters here is a new government which it is incumbent for the US to assist their efforts and Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez who demands air strikes on Cuba to just make regime change.

Those who advocate more hostility to your island don’t realize the importance of Cuba in reaching a political settlement.

The most effective answer is to get both parties to iron out a peaceful settlement using a view to obtaining immediate humanitarian relief.

But to get a settlement in Venezuela the support of Cuba, its’ best ally is essential.

CUBA’S INFLUENCE

Cuba can have more influence than someone to bring the Government and also the Opposition together to be able to iron out a binding agreement.

Several hundred Cuban security advisers guard the Venezuelan government and Cuba still receives 55,000 barrels each day of oil from Venezuela at subsidized prices so they could earn the services of Cuban medical personnel.

For economic reasons the US wants a political settlement as it needs the crude oil in Venezuela and it can be against US interests to help destabilize the city state.

On the positive side progress has made towards negotiations as a way to achieve a peaceful agreement.

In early May Venezuela’s Congress named a fresh New National Electoral Council that features two Opposition figures, a development that Opposition leader Henrique Capriles hailed as “a first indispensable step” towards elections and also Juan Guaido, the self-declared interim President, endorsed a gradual lifting on the international sanctions.

On June 25, the US, Canada along with the European Union issued a joint statement promising “to look at the sanctions policies”.

Oil is extremely essential for Cuba’s economy considering the current recession due to coronavirus pandemic plus the US economic sanctions.
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In 2018 Cuba provided to play a much more constructive role in reaching funds if the US shows a parallel commitment plus in 2019 Cuba hosted talks relating to the Maduro Government and also the Opposition.

President Obama opened a rapprochement with Cuba by visiting the city, exchanging embassies and removing some on the sanctions nevertheless the Trump administration reversed the advances and imposed new sanctions.

Securing Cuba’s support for just a Venezuelan settlement is often more difficult if President Biden continues Trump’s sanctions that they has up to now done not remove.

Given that any political settlement in Venezuela can have to move through Havana, the most suitable choice for the US could be to remove the sanctions that happen to be seen because major obstacle to progress about the humanitarian crisis as a result of Cuba’s attachment to cheap Venezuelan oil also, since they are a disincentive for Cuba to co-operate with Washington.