Phone call marks a turning point in the relationship between the two countries, which are already taking steps to resume diplomatic ties and signed energy agreements
The president said this Wednesday (14) that he spoke by telephone with the interim president of , , in the first public contact between them after the forced deposition of Nicolás Maduro in an attack by the . The phone call marks a turning point in the relationship between the two countries, which are already taking steps to resume diplomatic ties and have signed energy agreements.
Trump assured that everything “is going very well” with Venezuela, almost two weeks after American forces bombed Caracas and other regions, and captured Maduro. “We had a long call, we discussed a lot of things,” Trump told reporters, and described Delcy as “a formidable person.” “He’s someone we work very well with.” In turn, the Venezuelan leader classified the conversation as “productive and courteous” and “carried out within a framework of mutual respect”.
“We addressed a bilateral work agenda for the benefit of our people, as well as outstanding issues in the relationship between our governments,” she wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Shortly before, he announced that Venezuela is experiencing a “new political moment” in a brief meeting with journalists, in which he ignored questions about a possible trip to the United States and Colombia. “She has an expired passport,” joked the brother of the interim president and head of parliament, Jorge Rodríguez.
Trump has a meeting scheduled this Thursday (15) with Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, leader of the Venezuelan opposition who has until now been relegated to Washington’s plans for post-Maduro Venezuela.
*With information from AFP
