Rubio meets Venezuelan counterpart as US presses for progress on election preparations
Rubio urged rapid election reforms and political prisoner releases as Washington pressed Venezuela’s interim government and opposition for a credible 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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Marco Rubio and Oliver Blanco exchange views on 'institutional reforms that lay the groundwork for free, fair and serious elections'
This is the first formal contact between the top diplomatic representatives of both nations after the re-establishment of bilateral relations initiated earlier this year.
Rubio Urges the New Venezuelan Foreign Minister to Continue Free Political Prisoners · Global Voices
"Secretary Rubio urged that the release of political prisoners still detained in Venezuela continue," said the State Department statement. Blanco was appointed last week as the new head of Venezuelan diplomacy by interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who pushed under pressure from Washington an amnesty that has allowed the release of hundreds of political prisoners. This was White's first trip to Washington after taking office. Rubio and Blanco pos…
Rubio speaks to Venezuelan minister about reforms that lay groundwork for elections
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - 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 Depart...
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo and Jennifer Hansler, CNN en Español 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 at the beginning of the year, to address
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