Venezuela has rejected the US President Donald Trump's call to halt a rewriting of its constitution that is widely seen as a move to consolidate the government's power. <br/><br/>Venezuela rejected the call saying that it is reviewing its relations with the United States in response to Trump's threat to impose economic sanctions. <br/><br/>Foreign Minister Samuel Moncada said that the election of members of a constitutional assembly will take place as planned on 30th July. He said President Nicolas Maduro has asked him to reconsider the country's diplomatic relations with the US.<br/>'<br/>Yesterday, Trump threatened to take unspecified economic actions if Maduro goes ahead with the assembly. Maduro's socialist supporters want the assembly to grant him more power over the few institutions still outside the control of his ruling party.<br/>'<br/>The US is a major market for the oil exports that drive Venezuela's economy. Trump has imposed travel bans and has frozen the assets of high-ranking officials in recent weeks, but refrained from broad sanctions against the country that could deepen its economic crisis.<br/>'<br/>Venezuela's opposition called Monday for a 24-hour nationwide strike to pressure Maduro to drop his plans to rewrite the constitution.<br/>.<br/>