US EditionMaduro Describes Phone Calls with Trump as "Respectful"
Maduro called the phone conversation respectful and said it could open diplomatic dialogue amid US pressure and a 91% drop in drug trafficking by sea, Trump said.
- On Wednesday, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro said he held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about 10 days earlier and described it as `cordial`, welcoming it as a possible opening for diplomacy.
- Amid an intensified U.S. anti-drug campaign, the Trump administration ordered the U.S. military to strike alleged drug-carrying boats and deployed warships, jets, bombers, marines, and drones in the Caribbean and Pacific.
- A Reuters report on Monday said Nicolás Maduro told Donald Trump he would leave Venezuela if granted full legal amnesty, including lifting U.S. sanctions and ending the ICC case.
- Maduro said he would refrain from discussing details and cited prudence and avoiding microphone diplomacy, while Trump told reporters he `spoke to him briefly` and said `we'll see what happens`.
- The Venezuelan president has portrayed U.S. actions as a threat to sovereignty, accusing Trump of using the anti-drug campaign as a pretext to topple his government, during a rally in Caracas.
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The U.S. government no longer wants to see the authoritarian ruler of Venezuela in power. Maduro's rosy rendition of the conversation therefore seems somewhat implausible.
Maduro described the conversation with Trump as "respectful" and "heartful". The US President confirmed the phone call, but did not comment on the content details.
The authoritarian president spoke for the first time about his recent conversation with Trump. While the US has been intensifying its tone for weeks, Maduro relies on a "respectful dialogue" of the states.
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Maduro Says Call With Trump Points to a ‘Respectful Dialogue Between Our Countries’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Dec. 3 that he and U.S. President Donald Trump had a “respectful and cordial” phone call roughly 10 days ago, suggesting the discussion could lead to diplomacy. “If this call means steps are being taken toward a respectful dialogue between our countries, then dialogue is welcome, diplomacy is welcome,” Maduro said during a television address. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Nov. 30, Trump con…
The dictator Nicolás Maduro confirmed this Wednesday that he had a telephone conversation with President Donald Trump several days ago, an exchange that he described as “cordial.” However, he avoided referring to the elements that, according to press reports, would have turned that call into a strong message from Washington: the demand that he abandon power immediately. Trump had recognized the dialogue days earlier, without revealing details.Re…
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