Earthquakes: UN Calls for Donations and Caracas to Thaw Sanctioned Assets to Rebuild
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Even with the relief of U.S. sanctions, various funds and assets from Venezuela abroad continue to be restricted. Delcy asks for resources held in the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund.
The Foreign Minister also called for the release of all Venezuelan assets frozen around the world, following the double earthquake of 24 June, which killed more than 3,600 people.
Venezuela's interim president Rodríguez wants to use foreign assets as support for the victims of the earthquake. Thus, the country is entitled to gold in the UK.
The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, announced that she had asked King Charles III to bring some 30 tons of Venezuelan gold out of the reserves of the Bank of England, to finance the reconstruction. The double earthquake, the most powerful in the country since 1900, caused the death of 3,811 people according to a new official balance sheet announced on Wednesday. The previous one, dated Sunday, reported 3,685 dead. The authoritie…
"I have decided to send a letter to the King of England to release the gold that is held at the Bank of England. That gold belongs to our people and must be to attend to the consequences (...) of this double earthquake," said the President (E) of Venezuela.
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