The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, met on Tuesday with her U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
After the meeting, the Venezuelan leader released a statement through her social media.
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“We held a historic meeting with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, during which we discussed strengthening the bilateral relationship between our countries and advancing a cooperation agenda in strategic areas such as energy, mining, security, and other matters of common interest,” she noted.
The acting president of Venezuela also expressed gratitude for the support received following the seismic emergency in June.
“We expressed our gratitude to President Trump and his administration for the decisive support provided during the emergency caused by the earthquakes on June 24, as well as for their backing of our country’s reintegration into multilateral spaces.”
She concluded her statement with a definition of the direction of the bilateral relationship.
“Venezuela and the United States share a historical relationship that, in this new phase, we are called to channel through dialogue. We will continue to promote diplomacy in service of national interest, aimed at achieving concrete results and collective benefits for the Venezuelan people.”
According to the list distributed by the White House, in addition to Trump and Rodríguez, participants included Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and National Security and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller.
UN General Assembly and Bolivarian Diplomacy of Venezuela
The meeting takes place alongside the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, where the U.S. president delivered his speech on Tuesday, while the acting Venezuelan president will speak on Thursday.
Relations between Venezuela and the United States are undergoing a profound and unprecedented reconfiguration marked by institutional transition and a firm defense of national sovereignty, following the serious events arising from the imperial aggression policy, which included the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro after the invasion on January 3.
The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, held a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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In the face of pressures, the Venezuelan government has maintained a high-level, firm, and constructive diplomacy, consistently prioritizing calls for peace, sovereign understanding, and mutual respect as the only viable paths for regional stability.
In this new phase of bilateral relations, a fundamental pillar has been the establishment of dialogue tables and direct negotiations in the economic and energy sectors.
The recent oil agreements signed between the two nations—which include strategic alliances and cooperation schemes for industry development—demonstrate that complementarity in hydrocarbons is a shared necessity.
As part of the agreements and benefits arising from these relations, the energy pact with the U.S. signed on August 28 is projected to generate approximately $209 billion for the Venezuelan state in the first 25 years; resources that will be prioritized for hospitals, food, salaries, and social development.
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