In a sample of the Donald Trump’s new realpolitikthis Thursday Representatives of the new Venezuelan government will meet in Washingtonheaded by Delcy Rodriguezand of the oppositionrepresented by the Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machadothat will visit the White Houseaccording to various sources from both indicated to EFE countries.
Machadowhom Trump has stayed out of the transition process from the US military operation that culminated in the capture of Nicolás Maduro 11 days agoHE will meet tomorrow in person with the US president and Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
During your visit, Machado will be accompanied by a large group of collaborators from the Con Venezuela Commandwhose most visible face is the former mayor of El Hatillo, David Smolanskywith strong ties with Rubio’s entourage and with Republican congressmen from Florida as María Elvira Salazar and Carlos Giménez.
Furthermore, this week the former mayor of Chacao and founder of Voluntad Popular, Leopoldo Lópezwhile Juan Guaidórecognized between 2019 and 2023 as interim president of Venezuelahas granted numerous interviews with US media from Floridawhere he currently resides.
Discreetly, while The opposition tries to mend relations with the Trump Administration -and Edmundo González, considered by the US to be the winner of the 2024 elections, was invited to Trump’s inauguration—, A team close to Delcy Rodríguez works to reopen diplomatic channels.
According to EFE sources, the Former ambassador Félix Plasencia is already in Washington for promote new relations between Washington and Caracasthat culminated with a call between Rodríguez and Trumpdescribed as positive and productive.
“He is a fantastic person”he assured Trump from the Oval Officewhile Rodríguez described the conversation as “long” and based on “mutual respect.”.
Plasenciaa close collaborator of Rodríguez, has the tasked with rebuilding relationships broken since 2019when both embassies closed.
The diplomatic delegations from Caracas and Washington work on the reopening of the headquarters and in normalize diplomatic channelswith an agenda that Trump wants to focus on oil and investment agreements.
According to The New York Timesin the months prior to the operation that deposed Maduro, Trump and his team concluded that Delcy Rodríguez was the best positioned figure to lead the transition and rebuild the oil sector.
Trump even stated that Machado did not have the necessary “respect” or internal supportand Reports from the national security team and the CIA warned that supporting it could destabilize the countryin addition to considering that provided unreliable information and was excessively dogmatic.
