White House Refuses To Comment On Plans To Name Venezuela State Sponsor Of Terror

Sumaira FH Published November 20, 2018 | 08:22 PM

The White House will not comment on reports that it plans to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terror, a National Security Council spokesperson told Sputnik on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th November, 2018) The White House will not comment on reports that it plans to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terror, a National Security Council spokesperson told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"We do not comment publicly on internal U.S. government deliberations," the spokesperson said.

"As we have communicated previously, the administration will consider scalable options to pressure the [Nicolas] Maduro regime to restore democracy in Venezuela."

According to media reports, US officials and internal government emails indicate the Trump administration is planning to add Venezuela to the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

The list currently includes Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.