Trump Lifts Venezuela Narco Status and Says Colombia May Follow
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US drops Venezuela from drug list, may remove Colombia, Trump says
BOGOTA, Sept 16 - The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries which have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in more than 20 years, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement on Wednesday, adding he may consider removing neigboring Colombia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
But it keeps the country among the "principal countries of transit or illicit drug production"
Trump Lifts Venezuela Narco Status and Says Colombia May Follow
Donald Trump has decided to keep Venezuela on the list of the world’s leading countries of transit or drug production, but he has removed the country from a second category, which is much more serious from the point of view of sanctions, in which Washington includes governments that have “failed demonstrably” in fulfilling their international obligations against drug trafficking. The decision implies a new recognition by the White House of the c…
Trump takes Venezuela off the list of countries that fail in the fight against drug trafficking
US says Venezuela boosting anti-drug cooperation
The United States on Wednesday gave Venezuela a positive assessment on its cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking, even as the country remains on the US list of major drug-producing or transit countries. Since then-president Nicolas Maduro was captured in a US raid in January, President Donald Trump has sought to revive relations with […]
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