EU's Kallas says will propose to lift sanctions on Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, not pictured, speak with the media after attending a meeting, marking the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy to the OPEC nation in nearly three decades, as Washington conducts its first on-the-ground assessment of the oil industry it aims to help rebuild, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

BRUSSELS, Feb ⁠23 (Reuters) - European Union's foreign ⁠policy chief Kaja Kallas ‌said on Monday that she will propose that the bloc lifts ​sanctions on Venezuela's ⁠interim president, ⁠Delcy Rodriguez, after lawmakers in the ⁠South ‌American country last week approved a ⁠limited amnesty bill for certain ​prisoners.

"I ‌will propose that we will ⁠lift ​the sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez as, the current ... ⁠interim president in office. ​Whether we have consensus then we will see. We don't ⁠know that yet," Kallas told reporters.

Friday, Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares ​had urged the ⁠EU to proceed with that ​move.

(Reporting by ‌Lili Bayer; Writing ​by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Inti Landauro)