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Symbolic image: US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's legislature chief Jorge RodriguezSymbolic image

US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's legislature chief Jorge Rodriguez

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The US Treasury removed Jorge Rodriguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly, from its sanctions list, according to reports on Wednesday. He is the brother of interim president Delcy Rodriguez, and the Jerusalem Post links the step to a deal on oilfield access.

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