The opposition in Venezuela says they are ready to resume negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
The United States is in the process of softening relations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (pictured) and has persuaded the country’s opposition to resume negotiations with his government.
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The announcement comes at a time when a senior United States delegation is in the country, with which President Donald Trump severed all contact in 2019.
The United States is deeply concerned about high oil prices, and a delegation from Washington visited Caracas in March to discuss the possibility of resuming oil connections and imports from the country.
Venezuela currently has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, estimated at over 300 billion barrels. That’s far more than Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran and Iraq.
However, the United States does not recognize Nicolás Maduro as its democratically elected president, but views opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate president.
The fact that Maduro warmly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine, and recently signed a 20-year cooperation agreement with Iran, does not make it easier for the Biden administration to resume trade with the country, but a senior delegation from the Biden administration still arrives in Caracas. this week.
On Tuesday, the delegation also met with representatives from the largest opposition bloc in the National Assembly, who after the meeting announced that they were now willing to resume negotiations with Maduro’s government immediately.
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