wrote<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\nRodriguez\u2019s government faced protests last week from workers demanding higher wages and better pensions, amid frustration over Venezuela\u2019s sluggish economy.<\/p>\n
Venezuela continues to grapple with one of the worst economic crises in its modern history, with critics blaming factors like government mismanagement, corruption, and US restrictions for the instability.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez was sworn in less than four months ago, after US military forces abducted and imprisoned then-President Nicolas Maduro on January 3. Previously, she was Maduro\u2019s vice president.<\/p>\n
Since her inauguration, Rodriguez has sought to cooperate with Trump\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n
Trump has made it a priority to open Venezuela to foreign investment, following a decades-long movement to nationalise the country\u2019s major industries.<\/p>\n
He has also insisted on a degree of control over Venezuelan policy related to oil and minerals.<\/p>\n
Since Maduro\u2019s removal, Trump has threatened to \u201crun\u201d Venezuela and used the threat of further military action to pressure the Rodriguez government into alignment with his policies.<\/p>\n
In response, Venezuela\u2019s government has passed laws to loosen restrictions on oil exploration and mining.<\/p>\n
It also authorised a sweeping amnesty bill to release political prisoners, though critics say the legislation did not go far enough and was ambiguous in its terms.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez has insisted that US economic restrictions put in place against the Maduro government must be relaxed to open up more space for economic recovery.<\/p>\n
She has pledged to address concerns over workers\u2019 wages on May 1, a day commonly associated with labour rights.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, she met with US Assistant Secretary of Energy Kyle Haustveit and expressed interest in hearing from energy executives about potential projects in Venezuela and changes to regulation.<\/p>\n
Since Maduro\u2019s removal, the US has moved to tighten relations with Venezuela after years of severed ties.<\/p>\n
It has reopened its embassy in Caracas, for instance, and it has gradually eased sanctions on certain sectors, including its oil industry.<\/p>\n
The US currently approves all Venezuelan oil sales abroad, with the proceeds placed in a US-controlled bank account.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s sanctions relief targeted Venezuela\u2019s central bank, as well as other state-owned banks and financial services firms, like Banco de Venezuela, Tesoro and Digital de los Trabajadores.<\/p>\n
Another general licence was issued to lift sanctions against certain transactions with the government of Venezuela to help foster \u201ccommercial-related negotiations\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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