Rodríguez affirmed that “there is no external agent that governs Venezuela,” following Trump’s statements that he will govern Venezuela “until there can be a transition.”
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, and Delcy Rodríguez, in charge of the country’s Executive, held a phone call this Wednesday, January 14, after 11 days after the US military forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.
Both said it was a good conversation, but neither mentioned Maduro in their messages.
Trump was the first to announce that they communicated and said it was a very long conversation. «She is fantastic. We worked very well with her. He gives us everything we ask for. “We are getting along very well with Venezuela.”
*Read also: Delcy Rodríguez says that the releases “have not ended” and there are “406 releases”
Minutes later, Rodríguez reported on his Telegram account about the phone call. He stated that she was “productive and courteous.”
He explained that the communication took place within the framework of mutual respect and that they addressed “a bilateral work agenda for the benefit of our people, as well as pending issues in the relationship between our governments.”
President Donald Trump assured that if Delcy Rodríguez did not do the right thing she would end up worse than Maduro: “If she does not do what is right, she will pay a very high price, probably higher than Maduro’s,” he said during an interview in recent days.
Rodríguez affirmed that “there is no external agent that governs Venezuela”, following Trump’s statements that he will govern Venezuela “until there can be a transition” and announced that this mandate from the US can last for years. The United States also reported that it will control the sale of Venezuelan oil for an “indefinite” period and will deposit the money resulting from these transactions in accounts controlled by Washington and among the promises stands out the improvement of the electrical system.
This Thursday, January 15, Trump is scheduled to meet at the White House with the leader of the opposition, María Corina Machado, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will also be at the meeting.
Delcy Rodríguez sent diplomat Félix Plasencia to Washington, also on January 15, to hold meetings with Trump administration officials to take the first steps toward reopening the Venezuelan embassy in that country.
*Read also: PROFILE | Delcy Rodríguez sends Felix Plasencia to the US the same day Machado visits
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
Post Views: 153
