
Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodriguez Meets Trump in New York
Rodriguez called the meeting historic while her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, remains jailed in the US following his removal earlier this year.

Rodriguez called the meeting historic while her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, remains jailed in the US following his removal earlier this year.

Venezuela's interim president met Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, months after he agreed a 65-billion-barrel oil deal with the US and ordered the removal of her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro.
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez welcomed progress in talks between the government and former 2015 National Assembly lawmakers, according to Anadolu Agency.

Delcy Rodriguez, now serving as Venezuela's interim president, thanked a foreign counterpart at the UN General Assembly seven years after Venezuela had warned against externally driven political change.

Delcy Rodríguez's address came during a high-level UN General Assembly week that also featured a Trump-Xi meeting and an Iran-US exchange.

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez told the UN General Assembly that Venezuela must move past the "extremism" of its past.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez told the United Nations that the country is transitioning to full democracy and has opened dialogue with opposition sectors, without specifying an election date.

Demonstrators gathered in New York to protest Delcy Rodriguez's participation in the UN General Assembly as Venezuela's interim president.
Delcy Rodriguez is expected to hold high-level meetings during the trip, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans