Edmundo González Urrutia, the Venezuelan opposition's presidential candidate set to face President Nicolás Maduro in the July presidential elections, said in an interview with the BBC published Thursday that the latest sanctions imposed on the country by the United States are not aimed at its people but only "against individuals within the government."
"The issue of sanctions will be reviewed and analyzed after our victory on July 28. The sanctions have a reason and are related to the actions of the government and the individual actions of some government officials. The sanctions are not against the country, but against individuals within the government," the 74-year-old presidential candidate said.
