Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed on Wednesday that “about ten days ago” he had a “cordial” telephone conversation with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in the midst of growing tensions between Caracas and Washington over the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean.
“About ten days ago, approximately, from the White House they called the Miraflores Palace (headquarters of the Venezuelan government) and I had a telephone conversation with President Donald Trump,” Maduro assured.
Maduro confirms call with Trump
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In an event broadcast by the state-run Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) channel, the Chavista leader said that the conversation took place “in a tone of respect” and hopes that the contact represents a step “towards a respectful dialogue” between the two countries, without diplomatic relations since 2019.
“Welcome dialogue, welcome diplomacy”, said Maduro, who explained, recalling his time as Chancellor during the government of President Hugo Chávez, who died in 2013, that until today he had not referred to the matter out of “prudence” and because there are issues that, in his opinion, should remain silent “until they are given”.
The head of state insisted that the path between his country and the U.S. should be one of “respect, diplomacy and dialogue”, and expressed his confidence that “everything will work out for peace, independence, dignity and the future of Venezuela”.
On Sunday, Trump, while talking to the press aboard Air Force One on his way back to the U.S. capital, was asked if he had spoken with Maduro and said: “The answer is yes”.
The president avoided elaborating on the details: “I don’t want to comment on the matter”.
According to The New York Times last Friday, based on anonymous sources familiar with the matter, the conversation between the two leaders would have taken place in the second half of November to agree on a possible meeting between the two in the US.
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 report, which did not share further details about what was discussed between the two leaders.
Maduro has publicly expressed his willingness to dialogue with his U.S. counterpart, something he proposed be done “face to face”.
Tension between Caracas and Washington has escalated in recent days and on Saturday Trump warned pilots and airlines to consider Venezuelan airspace and its surroundings “closed,” amid a connectivity crisis in the South American nation.
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With information from EFE
