The drama surrounding Venezuelan politics led Trump to decide to visit the country after Maduro was ousted by special forces. At stake are key oil negotiations and a significant rapprochement between Caracas and Washington.
US President Donald Trump will visit Venezuela, but the date of this visit has not yet been set. On Friday, Trump responded to a question from journalists about his possible visit to the South American country, whose president Nicolás Maduro was captured by US special forces in January. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
“I will visit Venezuela,” the White House chief said, adding that the date has not yet been decided.
Arrest of President Maduro
On January 3, US special forces captured the president of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, in an operation that left dozens dead.
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez temporarily took over the presidency. The head of the White House supported Rodriguez to take the leadership of the country, on the condition that she complies with the demands of the United States and that she makes Venezuela’s oil available and eases state repression, writes AFP.
Discussions about oil
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Venezuela this week, where he held talks with the interim president and oil industry officials on the use of the country’s oil reserves. Trump wants major US oil companies to quickly revive the oil sector and increase production by millions of barrels per day.
Rodríguez said Thursday that she had been invited to visit the US. “We are considering coming there as soon as we establish this cooperation and we can move everything forward,” she said.
