Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, US confirm talks amid Russia crisis – By Al Jazeera Newsroom (Al Jazeera) / March 8, 2022
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says he has agreed on an agenda for future talks with United States officials after meeting a delegation from Washington over the weekend, the first high-level discussions between the two countries in years.
“Last Saturday night a delegation from the government of the United States of America arrived in Venezuela, I received it here at the presidential palace,” Maduro said in a broadcast on state media on Monday. “We had a meeting, I could describe it as respectful, cordial, very diplomatic,” he added.
The meeting in the capital, Caracas, lasted two hours, he said, without specifying the topics discussed or who the US delegates were.
The White House said on Monday the purpose of the trip was to discuss a number of issues, including “energy security” and the cases of nine US citizens who are in prison in Venezuela.
