2024-04-14 15:51:20
Senior U.S. and Venezuelan officials held a secret meeting in the Mexican capital on April 9 to discuss the conditions for holding elections in the Latin American country, the meeting took place against the backdrop of potential renewed sanctions pressure on Caracas by the United States in the oil, gas and gold mining sectors of the Venezuelan economy. As Day.Az reports, Bloomberg reports this with reference to sources.
“American officials met secretly this week with members of the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to support his participation in negotiations on democratic reforms,” the publication said.
It is noted that the event was attended by representatives of the administration of US President Joe Biden and the Venezuelan government, including Daniel Erickson from the US National Security Council and Maduro’s “chief negotiator” Jorge Rodriguez.
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