President Donald Trump met with the “Acting President” of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez in New York on Tuesday, marking their first encounter since the arrest of Rodríguez’s former boss, deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro.
\n\n“We held a historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, with whom we discussed strengthening the bilateral relationship between our countries and advancing a cooperation agenda in strategic areas such as energy, mining, security, and other matters of mutual interest,” Rodríguez wrote on social media.
\n\nIn a series of follow-up posts, Rodríguez detailed she and her delegation expressed their gratitude to President Trump and his administration for the support provided by the United States in the aftermath of the devastating June 24 doublet earthquake. Additionally, Rodríguez thanked the United States for its “backing of our country’s reintegration into multilateral forums.”
\n\n“Venezuela and the United States share a historic relationship that, in this new phase, we are called upon to steer through dialogue,” Rodríguez said. “We will continue to promote diplomacy in the service of the national interest, aimed at achieving concrete results and collective benefits for the Venezuelan people.”
\n\nPer the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the encounter took place at the Lotte New York Palace hotel on…
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