Rubio meets Venezuelan counterpart as US presses for progress on election preparations
Rubio urged quick election reforms as the Trump administration pressed Venezuela’s interim government and opposition to prepare for a 2027 vote.
- On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco at the State Department in Washington, marking one of the highest-level encounters between the Trump administration and acting President Delcy Rodriguez's government.
- Rodriguez took power after a U.S. military raid in January captured President Nicolas Maduro to face drug trafficking charges, which he denies. The interim government now leads Venezuela following this surprise operation.
- Rubio held talks just two weeks after Venezuelan authorities and opposition leader Corina Machado agreed to a blueprint for free and fair elections in 2027. Machado had returned to the country last month.
- The administration aims to help put in place a sustainable election architecture that gives all parties confidence in the vote. This goal underpins the diplomatic engagement with Venezuela's interim government.
- Officials are pressing for quick progress on preparations for elections that could be held next year, as the Trump administration continues watching events closely and urging all sides to comply with the new process.
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Rubio speaks to Venezuelan minister about reforms that lay groundwork for elections
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his Venezuelan counterpart on Monday about reforms that lay the groundwork for future free and fair elections in the South American country, the State Department said in a statement. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and the new Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Oliver Blanco, met this Monday in Washington at the first meeting between the heads of diplomacy of both countries since the capture of Nicolás Maduro...
Oliver Blanco has fulfilled this Monday with his first official visit to Washington as Venezuela’s chancellor. White, without a diplomatic career and only 34 years old, has met with the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, for 45 minutes and together have posed for a photo that hasn’t been seen for a decade. The chancellor, the only official who doesn’t come from Chavismo within Delcy Rodríguez’s cabinet, will drive relations with the …
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Rubio meets Venezuelan counterpart as US presses for progress on election preparations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his Venezuelan counterpart in Washington. The meeting comes as the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to press the country’s interim government and opposition groups to make quick progress on preparations for elections that could be held next year
Oliver Blanco was appointed chancellor last Thursday by Delcy Rodríguez.
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