US EditionMaduro 'Ready to Talk Face to Face' as US Pressure Mounts
US strikes on drug boats killed at least 83 people since September amid troop increases; Maduro accuses US of seeking regime change while accepting talks.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he was willing to meet Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, adding `At a certain period of time, I'll be talking to him` but warned, `No, I don't rule out that, I don't rule out anything.''
- The Trump administration has increased deployments of US troops in the Caribbean and launched strikes on alleged drug traffickers' boats, causing several deaths.
- On his weekly television show, Nicolás Maduro said, `This country will continue to be at peace, and in the United States, anyone who wants to talk to Venezuela will talk face-to-face, without any problem`, while alleging the US military buildup aims to remove him.
- Trump linked his stance to migration, saying migrants from Venezuelan prisons entered the United States and arguing the US must address Venezuela as part of that concern.
- Since September, an AFP tally found US forces have killed at least 83 people via air strikes, while the US has accused Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, of leading a `terrorist` drug cartel, an allegation he denies.
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Standoff Escalates As Maduro Invites Trump To Face-to-Face Talks
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday he is open to direct, face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump, calling for diplomacy as a growing U.S. military buildup tightens around Venezuela’s coastline. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s most advanced aircraft carrier, has joined nearly a dozen American warships and roughly 15,000 U.S. troops stationed at sea and in Puerto Rico, CBS News reported. Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro…
Maduro dares Trump to “face-to-face” conversation
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro responded on Monday to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of talks, insisting that any future dialogue must be conducted “face to face.”
Nicolas Maduro has expressed his willingness to meet face-to-face with his American counterpart Donald Trump, who himself has mentioned possible talks with the Venezuelan president.
US President Trump repeatedly attacks suspected drug boats off Venezuela – also as a signal to the government of Maduro. Now both presidents have a possible meeting in the game.
Venezuela's head of state Nicolás Maduro is in the midst of tensions with the US, according to his own statements, ready to talk to US President Donald Trump. "This country will continue to live in peace and in the United States anyone who wants to talk to Venezuela will be able to do so face to face without any problems," said Maduro on Monday (local time) on Venezuelan television.However, it cannot be allowed "that the Christian people of Vene…
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