US President Donald Trump He spoke by phone with his Venezuelan counterpart. Last week, Nicolas Maduro agreed to a possible meeting between the two in the United States, the newspaper reported on Friday. New York Times Based on anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
The report issued by the New York newspaper added that the call, which included US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, did not result in concrete plans for the meeting. He did not provide further details about what was discussed between the two leaders.
The conversation took place “a few days ago” last Monday, when the State Department designated a terrorist group that it calls the Cartel de los Soles and is linked to the governor of Venezuela, whose government responded by saying: “It’s an invention” from Washingtonadded the article.
Neither the United States government nor the government of Venezuela have yet commented publicly on the alleged call They also did not deny that this happened.
News of the conversation is spreading a day after Trump warned that the armed forces “will very soon begin arresting” “Venezuela drug traffickers” on land after operations at sea, where the US has bombed more than 20 boats and killed more than 80 people.
Trump announced in a speech: “We will start stopping them by land. It is also easier by land, but it will start very soon. We have warned them to stop sending poison into our country.” Thank you call With the military.
Despite this warning, Trump indicated this on Tuesday “I can speak to save many lives” With Maduro, a conversation that would be “welcome” in Venezuela, according to Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab.
The announcement of the talks with Maduro comes after reports in the American press last October The alleged negotiations Which the Venezuelan government was going to seek with the Trump administration.
he Miami Herald It was reported that Venezuelan Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, suggested that the United States take the lead Transitional government without Maduro while New York Times He pointed out that Caracas offered Washington to open its oil and gold to American companies and redirect its fuel exports from China to North America.
These reports come amid growing tension between Venezuela and the United States, which has been spreading since November 16 in the Caribbean andUSS Gerald R. ford, Its largest aircraft carrier, on Monday, it carried out attack demonstrations with its B-52H bomber aircraft.