US EditionMaduro open to talks with US on drug trafficking and oil, dodges on CIA drone strike
Maduro offers dialogue on drug trafficking and oil investment amid ongoing U.S. strikes that have killed at least 115 people since August, according to U.S. figures.
- On Thursday, Nicolás Maduro said he would negotiate on drug trafficking, oil and migration but dodged confirming an alleged CIA strike on a Venezuelan dock, saying `This could be something we talk about in a few days.`
- U.S. officials and outlets reported a CIA drone strike on December 24 targeting a Venezuelan dock facility allegedly used by the Tren de Aragua gang, marking the first known U.S. land operation.
- The U.S. maritime campaign totals 35 known boat strikes and at least 115 people killed, with a Wednesday operation striking two boats and killing five people.
- Legal critics and U.S. officials clash over the strikes' legality as international law experts and rights groups say they likely amount to extrajudicial killings, a charge the Trump administration denies, calling it an `armed conflict` with drug cartels.
- Maduro accused the U.S. of seeking regime change to access Venezuela’s oil but said he has not spoken to Donald Trump since Nov. 12 and welcomed Chevron Corp. investment.
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Maduro Dodges U.S. Strike Claims, Signals Openness to Talks
In an interview with state television last Thursday, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro declined to confirm or deny U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States had struck a Venezuelan dock allegedly used for drug trafficking. “We may be able to talk about this in a few days,” he said, adding that Caracas was ready to cooperate “anywhere and anytime” if Washington was serious about negotiations. Trump said the attack destroyed a …
Without recognizing or denying the American attack on these port facilities, the President of Venezuela has paved the way for dialogue with the United States.
The announcement came after the United States recently struck a Venezuelan port.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro stated that it is open to discussions with the United States on drug trafficking and migration, after a few weeks of intensive pressure on his government, informs BBC.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared himself "ready to discuss the fight against drugs, oil and economic agreements with Washington during a television interview broadcast yesterday, in the middle of a...
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