Deputy Arreaza supports the Great National Pilgrimage to demand the lifting of sanctions

Published at: 20/04/2026 10:08 PM

Deputy Jorge Arreaza pointed out that one of the main obstacles to the country's development has been sanctions, measures taken outside the framework of international law by the United States Government, which, he said, have even affected the interests of the North American country itself.

The parliamentarian argued that, despite this scenario, there is a change in Washington's position. “In a very sui generis way, the United States has rectified, is rectifying its policy towards Venezuela,” he said.

He recalled that Venezuela is the largest oil producer in the region and the United States is the largest consumer of energy, so he considered that the time had come to resume civil relations. In this regard, he supported the call for the “Great National Pilgrimage” for peace and the lifting of sanctions.

Arreaza commented that he was able to verify the magnitude of the mobilizations linked to the national pilgrimage process. He pointed out that in regions such as Zulia “political, economic, academic and social forces were mobilized”, which, he said, evidences the incorporation of various sectors of the country into this initiative.

The Deputy clarified that this process does not respond to a partisan structure. “This is not a call either from the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) or specifically from the Government,” he said, specifying that it is an initiative promoted by the president in charge Delcy Rodríguez for territorial forces to “speak out and demand the lifting of sanctions.”

In this context, he stressed the importance of opening spaces for meeting with all sectors, including the opposition. “The time has come to listen to them all, to have the tolerance and patience to accept differences and work on them, and to move forward with the coincidences that are those of the Fatherland,” he said.

The Amnesty Act and its impact on political stability

Referring to the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, Arreaza stressed that forgiveness processes have been a constant in republican history. He recalled that “even Bolivar himself forgave Santander, Flores.”

In this regard, he reaffirmed that “every process of forgiveness, each process of amnesty has its results, has its consequences”, and maintained that the law approved this year “will guarantee a period of political stability”.

Asked by the program's moderators about the possible effect of this stability on the economy, Arreaza said that investment requires clear conditions. “For national and international investment to be established, there must be political security, legal security and economic security,” said Jorge Arreaza.

He added that these conditions are being built in the country and that politics must be exercised through the debate of ideas, not through violent confrontation. “The Constitution is very clear and opens up spaces for all of us to be able to confront each other in the world of ideas and not in the world of weapons,” he said.

In this regard, the national parliamentarian asserted that the President in Charge and the political high command “are very clear about it” and that they will do “everything necessary” to move in that direction.

Mazo News Team