Venezuelan President Calls On Trump To Start Dialogue Between Caracas, Washington

Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to launch dialogue between Caracas and Washington, setting the date and time for a meeting.

“Trump has urged against interference in other countries’ internal affairs. It is time to implement this (call) and engage in dialogue instead of aggression.

“A dialogue in Caracas or Washington? Time and place, and I will be there,” Maduro posted on Twitter.

On Feb. 4, U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson said Washington was weighing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector to increase pressure on the country’s authorities and make them “return to constitutional process.”

In 2017, the U.S. sanctioned almost 50 Venezuelans for undermining democracy, according to the State Department.

Venezuela is mired in a deep economic and political crisis prompted by the fall of oil prices, and has been facing mass protests since spring.

“The manifestations were initially a response to the decision of the country’s highest court to severely limit the parliament’s legislative powers.

 

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