Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez May Meet in New York
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to meet with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Axios reported on Thursday, marking a potential first meeting between the two. Trump is scheduled to deliver his speech before the General Assembly on Tuesday and meet with Gulf leaders to discuss the war in Iran. However, according to sources cited by the U.S. newspaper, he also wants to find time for a bilateral meeting with Rodríguez. Last Sunday, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that there was a possibility of meeting with the Venezuelan leader soon. If confirmed, it would be the first meeting between a U.S. president and a Venezuelan leader in over eleven years, since the brief encounter between Barack Obama and Nicolás Maduro during the 2015 Summit of the Americas in Panama. Since the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas last January, the Trump administration has supported Rodríguez's new government, previously the vice president, and has restored diplomatic relations with Venezuela, which had been severed since 2019. The most notable example of the rapprochement between Washington and Caracas occurred recently with the announcement of an oil agreement that will allow the U.S. to control one-fifth of Venezuela's crude reserves. The deal has raised concerns among those who believe the Trump administration is not actively promoting a democratic transition in Venezuela.
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