...

U.S. imposes sanctions on Venezuelan foreign minister, judge

US Materials 27 April 2019 00:20 (UTC +04:00)
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that it had imposed sanctions on Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and a Venezuelan judge
U.S. imposes sanctions on Venezuelan foreign minister, judge

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that it had imposed sanctions on Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and a Venezuelan judge, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Jorge Arreaza and the female judge, Carol Padilla, were put on the blacklist of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), according to a statement issued by the department.

As a result of the sanctions, all property and interests in property of those sanctioned targets that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction will be blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them, the statement noted.

The United States has been pursuing a policy of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation against the Venezuelan government in support of the opposition leader Juan Guaido. The OFAC last week targeted Central Bank of Venezuela and its director Iliana Josefa Ruzza Teran.

In response, Arreaza called U.S. economic and financial sanctions that impact the whole nation represent human rights violations on a grand scale.

The U.S. administration recognized Guaido as the nation's "interim president" on Jan. 23, days after Nicolas Maduro was inaugurated for a second term.

In response to Washington's support for Guaido, Maduro announced that he was severing "diplomatic and political" ties with the United States.

Tags:
Latest

Latest