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Delcy Rodríguez

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Interim President of Venezuela who signed an amnesty bill approved by the National Assembly.

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"historic step"
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"o acordo permitirá recuperar, nos primeiros 24 meses, 1.000 megawatts e, no total, em quatro anos, mais de 5.000 megawatts."
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"Rodríguez espera que en el corto plazo el memorando 'se convierta en el contrato para dar inicio a estos trabajos que van a permitir recuperar, en los primeros 24 meses, 1.000 megavatios y en total, en los cuatro años, más de 5.000 megavatios'."
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"este memorando 'es un paso histórico también para Venezuela, que podamos dar recuperación a un servicio tan esencial para la vida de un país como es el servicio eléctrico'"
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"a historic step for Venezuela"
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""Es un paso histórico (...) que podamos dar recuperación a un servicio tan esencial""
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"Es un paso histórico (…) que podamos dar recuperación a un servicio tan esencial."
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"addressing these long-running outages is a priority"
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"has declared a state of emergency."
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"first and foremost for unity from the Venezuelan people"
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"at least 160 people dead"
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"Dozens of people have been rescued alive, which brings us joy that they can embrace their families and loved ones."
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"I still had 'faith and hope' survivors would be rescued."
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"In these hours, every life is hope for Venezuela."
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"Every life saved is a victory for hope."
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"The child's rescue was a moment of hope."
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"I will introduce legislation to overhaul the country’s mining law."
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"we're getting top marks on everything… 20 out of 20"
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"we're getting top marks on everything… 20 out of 20"
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"These relations ought to result in the social and economic happiness of the Venezuelan people."
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"such steps will strengthen relations between our two countries."
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"such steps will strengthen relations between our two countries."
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"These relations ought to result in the social and economic happiness of the Venezuelan people."
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"These relations ought to result in the social and economic happiness of the Venezuelan people."
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""This opportunity is for Venezuela and for the people of Venezuela to be able to see reflected a new moment where coexistence, where living together, where recognition of the other allows building and erecting a new spirituality.""
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""Messages of hatred, intolerance, acts of violence will not be permitted.""
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"I want in the name of our people, of the government of Venezuela, to thank and hug our players."
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"He decidido decretar mañana miércoles como Día de Júbilo Nacional, no laborable, con excepción de los trabajadores de servicios esenciales, para que nuestra juventud salga a las plazas, a los parques y a las canchas a festejar."
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"a significant step in the right direction to normalise and strengthen relations between our countries"
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"We value President Donald Trump’s decision as a step toward normalizing and strengthening relations between our countries."
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"We trust that this progress will allow for the lifting of the sanctions currently in force against our country, and make it possible to build and guarantee an effective binational cooperation agenda for the benefit of our peoples."
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"We value President Donald Trump’s decision as a step toward normalising and strengthening relations between our countries."
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"Now, just months after Maduro’s ouster, Rodriguez has led Venezuela’s cooperation with the Trump administration."
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"El levantamiento de las sanciones es crucial, siempre lo ha sido."
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"historic, and would generate $100bn in investment and more than $200bn in tax revenue"
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"very successful in terms of its scope and the number of beneficiaries."
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"Esta ley de amnistía llega a su fin. Para aquellos casos que no estaban contemplados, o mejor dicho, estaban excluidos expresamente, hay otros espacios donde se pueden canalizar."
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"This amnesty law that is coming to an end, well, for those cases that were not included, or rather, were explicitly excluded from the amnesty law, there are other avenues where they can be addressed."
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"the most significant increase in recent years."
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"A quienes protestaron hoy, tienen razón. Tenemos que lograr que el salario vuelva a tener poder adquisitivo"
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"No es suficiente, nos falta mucho y por eso pedí un plan especial de atención para nuestros abuelos"
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"Our first announcement is that the comprehensive minimum income will now reach $240."
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"El primer anuncio que quiero hacer es que el ingreso mínimo integral alcanzará el equivalente a 240 dólares."
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"advancing a cooperation agenda in strategic areas such as energy, mining, and security"
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"En nombre del pueblo venezolano, hemos llegado a los Países Bajos para defender la majestad y el vigor del Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966."
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"Ha quedado muy claro que el único que tiene titularidad sobre el territorio en disputa es Venezuela."
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"A mí me toca viajar en las próximas horas a defensor de nuestra patria"
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