Venezuela calls for release of frozen assets to help earthquake recovery efforts
- Published on 08/07/2026 - 18:36 GMT+2 Venezuela's government called for the release of frozen assets on Wednesday to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people.
- "We call upon all countries currently holding blocked funds belonging to Venezuela to initiate a plan to release these funds so that they can be used for recovery efforts," Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto told a meeting of UN officials and partners.
- "There are accounts belonging to the Venezuelan state in various parts of the world that have been frozen as a result o
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- Published on 08/07/2026 - 18:36 GMT+2 Venezuela's government called for the release of frozen assets on Wednesday to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people.
- "We call upon all countries currently holding blocked funds belonging to Venezuela to initiate a plan to release these funds so that they can be used for recovery efforts," Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto told a meeting of UN officials and partners.
- "There are accounts belonging to the Venezuelan state in various parts of the world that have been frozen as a result o
Sources: Euronews