The president of the United States, Donald Trump, reported this Friday that he will maintain the military deployment in the Caribbean, arguing alleged security reasons.
The president made the announcement through his Truth Social network, indicating that “all ships will remain in place for safety reasons.”
In addition, he commented that Washington and Caracas are working together on oil and gas, which allowed him to cancel “the planned second wave of attacks, which seems unnecessary.”
He reported that large American oil companies “will invest at least 100 billion dollars” in the country and that on this day he plans to meet with representatives of the companies.
He also mentioned the decision of the Venezuelan Government to release a group of Venezuelan citizens and foreignersa measure that was announced by the president of the National Assembly, deputy Jorge Rodríguez.
The day before, Rodríguez explained that the decision responds to the “unwavering effort to consolidate the peace of the Republic and peaceful coexistence between all, without distinction of political, economic, religious and social overtones.”
On the other hand, PDVSA published a statement on January 7 to inform the country that advances negotiations with Washington for the sale of oilwithin the framework of existing commercial relationships.
In the text, he explained that the process is based on a strictly commercial transaction, with criteria of legality, transparency and benefits for both parties.
In the early hours of January 3, the United States launched a large-scale attack against Venezuela, kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady, Cilia Flores, and murdering 100 peoplebetween civilians and military.
