Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez Describes Meeting With Trump in New York as 'Historic'

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has described a meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York as "historic," as the two met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

The meeting, held at a hotel in Manhattan near Trump Tower, comes less than nine months after Trump ordered an operation that led to the removal of Rodríguez's predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, who has since been held in a Brooklyn prison located several miles from the site of the meeting.

Rodríguez, who has agreed a 65-billion-barrel oil deal with the United States, did not say whether she intended to visit Maduro during her time in New York. The encounter marks a notable shift in tone between Washington and Caracas, given the dramatic circumstances under which the previous Venezuelan leadership was removed from power.

The oil agreement between Venezuela and the US is likely to remain a central factor shaping relations between the two governments going forward, as both sides navigate the aftermath of Maduro's removal and the broader question of Venezuela's political transition.

Neither side has indicated what additional steps might follow the New York meeting, including whether further high-level talks are planned.