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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

US and Venezuela set to agree deal on sanctions relief and open elections

A Venezuelan woman marches against the sanctions imposed by the US. Sources said a scaling back of sanctions would be announced on Tuesday.
A Venezuelan woman marches against the sanctions imposed by the US. Sources said a scaling back of sanctions would be announced on Tuesday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The governments of the US and Venezuela are reportedly poised to announce a deal that could pave the way for sanctions relief on the economically wrecked South American country and for banned opponents of President Nicolás Maduro to compete in next year’s election.

Anonymous sources quoted by two US media outlets said a scaling back of sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry would be announced on Tuesday after Maduro officials restarted talks with opposition negotiators in Barbados.

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