Trump meets Venezuela's Rodriguez for first time since Maduro's capture
The meeting advances a $100 billion energy push and comes as protesters outside the UN demanded free elections, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump held a pull-aside meeting with Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez at a United Nations General Assembly reception in New York, marking their first in-person encounter since the January capture of former leader Nicolas Maduro.
- Rodriguez led a delegation seeking international investment in energy and mining sectors, aiming to prove the interim government is 'investable' while pursuing financing deals with United States officials.
- More than 50 protesters gathered outside the United Nations on Tuesday, waving flags and carrying signs reading "No Vote No Oil" while chanting "Delcy, I swear, you're going to Brooklyn with Maduro."
- Rodriguez described the meeting as "historic" on X, while Trump stated his administration seeks $100 billion in investment to flow into Venezuela's oil industry following an energy agreement signed last month.
- Critics argue the administration has sidelined the opposition led by Maria Corina Machado, prioritizing economic deals over democratic transition as the Inter-American Development Bank faces board pushback on a proposed $2.5 billion loan for Venezuela.
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Delcy Rodriguez meets Trump: What comes next for Venezuela?
Delcy Rodríguez arrived in New York on Monday for the U.N. General Assembly. On Tuesday, she is expected to meet President Donald Trump. It will be the first meeting between a U.S. president and a Venezuelan leader in more than a decade. For Rodríguez, the timing could hardly be more consequential. She is appearing in […]
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Trump meets Venezuela’s Rodríguez at UN in first talks since Maduro’s capture
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump met privately Tuesday with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, their first in-person encounter since U.S. forces captured former dictator Nicolás Maduro in January and removed him from power. The closed-door pull-aside took place during a reception Trump hosted for foreign… The post Trump meets Venezuela’s Rodríguez at UN in first talks since Madu…
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