Venezuela has promised the UN to send a portion of gold held in the Bank of England, to combat coronavirus

Venezuelan Authorities signed with the UN development Programme (UNDP), an agreement under which part of the gold reserves of the Republic, located in the Bank of England should be directed to the organization of food supplies and medicines needed to combat COVID-19.

this was announced by the head of the Central Bank of the Republic of Calixto Ortega sánchez, reports Reuters. According to the agreement, UNDP shall receive funds directly. The Bank of England has not yet given comments about the agreement.

we will Remind, earlier it was reported that Caracas needs to return gold belonging to Venezuela and held by the Bank of England, explaining this requirement is the necessity of combating the pandemic. At the same time, according to official figures, Venezuela from the coronavirus died 11 people, only identified in 1245 cases of infection.

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