Meanwhile, Trump administration officials visited Venezuela this week, where US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez to discuss oil and mineral opportunities. Burgum leads Trump's National Energy Dominance Council.
Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez spoke with PM Narendra Modi on boosting cooperation across key sectors, as India-Venezuela ties resume amid political upheaval in Caracas following Maduro's capture by US forces. India urged peaceful dialogue while Rodriguez moved to consolidat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez and the leaders agreed to deepen the bilateral partnership, with a shared vision to the relationship to new heights.
Speaking to oil workers in the coastal city of Puerto La Cruz, Rodriguez said Venezuelan politics should be resolved internally, without foreign interference.
Trump noted that Venezuela is rapidly releasing political prisoners, calling it a humanitarian gesture. Foro Penal verified 104 releases. Venezuelan officials promised more, though rights groups say progress is slow. Families continue waiting outside prisons as authorities and NGOs report
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday stated that the US had invaded and kidnapped its former President Nicolas Maduro and the First Lady, Cilian Flores, calling the operation a "stain on relations" between the two countries and saying it must be resolved through diplomacy
Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez held a "long and courteous" telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, during which the two leaders discussed key bilateral issues, including oil, minerals, trade and national security, marking a potential shift in diplomatic relations
Earlier in the day, Trump while addressing reporters aboard Air Force One said, "Venezuela is really working out well. We're working along really well with their leadership, and we'll see how it all works out."
Trump met with the interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. On the meeting Trump said, "She's been very good. She asked us if we could take 50 million barrels of oil, and I said yes, we can, it is worth $4.2 billion, and it is on its way right now to the United States..."
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided "Security Services" for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE! Most of those Cubans are DEAD from last weeks U.S.A. attack, and Vene