Diana Mondino, who is scheduled to take over the position of Foreign Minister in the Argentine government after the inauguration of Javier Milley as President of the Republic, announced that the country will not join the BRICS group.
Mondino wrote on her account on the “X” website (formerly Twitter), on Thursday, that “Argentina will not join BRICS.”
Earlier, in an interview with the Infobay website, Mondino indicated that Argentina is unable to pay the price of joining the new BRICS Development Bank.
It is noteworthy that the BRICS group decided, during its summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, last August, to invite Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia to join the group as of January 1, 2024.
Later, right-winger Javier Milli won the presidential elections that took place in Argentina last October, and he announced during his election campaign his opposition to the country's joining BRICS.
Javier Milley is scheduled to officially assume the position of Argentine president on December 10. Milley announced that his advisor, Diana Mondino, would be Minister of Foreign Affairs in his government.
Washington: We may reconsider the decision to ease sanctions against Venezuela
A US State Department official announced the possibility of reconsidering Washington's decision to ease sanctions imposed on Venezuela.
The official indicated in an interview with the Russian "TASS" agency that the decision may be reconsidered if Caracas does not implement Washington's demands regarding the release of American citizens illegally detained in Venezuela, according to Washington's opinion, as well as allowing opposition candidates to participate in the elections.
“If (Venezuelan President) Maduro and his representatives are unable to implement these demands, we will reconsider the steps we took to ease sanctions,” the official said.
It is noteworthy that the United States tightened its sanctions on Venezuela in 2019 against the backdrop of a political crisis in the country and the then Speaker of Parliament, Juan Guaido, declaring himself “interim president” of Venezuela and Washington’s recognition of him.
The US sanctions affected senior Venezuelan officials, government agencies, the country's banking sector and the energy sector, including the state oil company Venezuela.
Recently, the United States eased the sanctions imposed on Venezuela against the backdrop of the resumption of contacts between the government and the opposition and the agreement on organizing elections after a period of stagnation in the political dialogue between them.