Trump reported the conversation with Rodriguez in a post on his social media site, Truth Social.
What was the content of Trump's conversation with Rodriguez?
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“We are making great progress in helping Venezuela stabilize and rebuild. We discussed many topics, including oil, minerals, trade and, of course, national security. This partnership between the United States of America and Venezuela will be spectacular FOR ALL,” wrote the US president. “Venezuela will soon be great and prosperous again, perhaps more than ever before!” – he added.
Earlier, during a conversation with journalists in the Oval Office, he praised Nicolas Maduro's successor as “an amazing person” and emphasized that their telephone conversation was long and “great.” However, he did not reveal its content, only mentioning the agreement on the sale of 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil by the US. Trump administration officials informed the media on Wednesday that as part of the agreement, the first tranche of the raw material was sold on Wednesday for $500 million.
Donald Trump talked to the president of Venezuela
Rodriguez herself also announced the conversation with Trump in an entry on the X website. She wrote that the conversation was long and polite and that it took place in “an atmosphere of mutual respect.”
“We discussed the bilateral cooperation plan for the benefit of our citizens, as well as the outstanding issues between our governments,” Rodriguez wrote. It was the first conversation between them. According to Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was previously responsible for contacts with Rodriguez.
The conversation took place on the eve of Trump's meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House. According to Trump, Machado is expected to present him with his own Nobel Peace Prize. Trump did not support the opposition taking power, but said last week that Machado could influence “some aspect” of governance in Venezuela.
