US EditionTrump, Maduro spoke last week and discussed potential meeting, New York Times reports
- On Friday, the New York Times reported President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting in the United States, with no plans currently.
- The Trump administration portrays Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan President, as illegitimate and tied to Cartel de los Soles, an allegation Caracas denies while independent experts see little proof of a cartel.
- A months-long military buildup and authorized covert Central Intelligence Agency operations include bombing alleged drug boats since early September, Reuters reported, with two U.S. officials saying overthrowing Maduro is under consideration.
- Neither the White House nor the Venezuelan communications ministry responded as Trump reiterated threats to bomb land targets, saying 'The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon.'
- On Sunday, Reuters reported the U.S. is entering a new phase of Venezuela-related operations with covert options, while White House officials said Trump supports both military and diplomatic tracks.
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Trump and Maduro spoke on phone last week to discuss possible meeting: Report
The discussion came just days before the State Department’s designation of Maduro as the leader of what the administration labels a foreign terrorist organisation, the Cartel de los Soles, went into effect
The phone talk in the top secret came last week, as revealed by The New York Times. Sources from both sides confirm it. But except for the eventual encounter, there are no details of what they discussed.
Politicians discussed the possibility of meeting in the US, but no agreement was reached.
The White House did not immediately respond to an AFP solicitation about information from the New York Times, which cites anonymous sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, last week to agree on a possible meeting between the two in the United States, according to The New York Times this Friday, based on anonymous sources familiar with the issue.The call, which included U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, did not result in concrete plans for the meeting, added the New York newspaper's report, which did not merely give d…
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