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Trump meets Venezuela interim president at UN
BBC News··3d ago
US President Donald Trump met Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly. It was their first face-to-face talks since Washington backed her after Nicolás Maduro was seized. Rodríguez said they discussed energy, mining and security cooperation during the meeting. Her government has granted US-led concessions over 17 oilfields covering more than 65 billion barrels.
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What It Means For You
- The oil agreement gives a US-led company 100-year concessions on 17 Venezuelan fields.
- Trump said the US and Venezuela control more than 60 percent of the world's oil in his UN speech.
- Rodríguez was due to address the UN on Wednesday after the bilateral meeting.
What's Happening
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles also attended.
- The meeting was a few kilometres from the jail where Maduro awaits trial on drug trafficking and other charges.
- US sanctions on Rodríguez from 2018 were lifted in April this year, BBC reported.
How Rodríguez Took Office
- She was sworn in as interim president by Venezuela's National Assembly days after the US raid on Caracas.
- She previously served as Maduro's vice-president.
- Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has repeatedly been barred from re-entering the country.
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