The CIA paid a visit to Delcy Rodríguez this Thursday in Caracas. But far from what this heading may seem, it was in ‘they are of peace’in a meeting between the president in charge of Venezuela and the director of the agency, John Ratcliffe, who met just hours later and who left numerous non-secret keys.
According to knowledgeable media, climate was cooperative and eminently dealt with security issues, in a attempt to ‘bring closer positions’ as EFE collects from CIA sources itself.
Less than two weeks after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the director of the CIA traveled to the capital of Venezuela “to convey the message that The US hopes for an improvement in the working relationship“.
The testimony, obtained by The New York Timesciting a US official, adds that in said meeting, “possible economic collaboration opportunities“All this, with a warning from US Intelligence that “Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for US adversaries, especially drug traffickers,” adds another source to the CNN.
Despite this nuance, the reporting parties highlight the positive climate, to “generate trust” between the White House and the interim government, headed by Maduro’s number two before the operation on January 3.
Coincidence or not, rather the latter, the meeting between John Ratcliffe and Delcy Rodríguez took place in .
It matters what, it matters when
Prior to both appointments, Trump phoned Delcy Rodríguezof whom with which you are able to “work” very good. A day later and while Machado met with Trump privately, the White House issued a statement highlighting that the new Executive of Delcy Rodríguez is “complying” with everything demanded by the US.
The CIA director’s ‘express’ trip to Caracas represents a milestone in the new US-Venezuela relationship after the fall of Maduro. He is the first member of Trump’s Cabinet to travel to the Caribbean country and, at the same time, the highest-ranking US official to do so in recent weeks.
