Venezuelan Vice President "softens tone": invites US to cooperate
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said she has invited the US government to cooperate on a "cooperation program," a softening of the tone compared to previous statements.
This is reported by CNN.
Rodriguez noted that this program will be aimed at "joint development within the framework of international law to strengthen the long-term coexistence of communities." According to her, Venezuela will "prioritize" the transition to "balanced and respectful international relations" with the United States and the region.
"President Donald Trump, our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war. This has always been the message of President Nicolas Maduro, and now it is the message of all of Venezuela. Venezuela has the right to peace, development, sovereignty and a future," the Venezuelan Vice President said.
At the same time, these comments by Rodriguez are a noticeable change compared to previous statements in which she condemned the "brutal use of force" by the United States to capture Maduro.
Recall, on January 3, US President Donald Trump said that his Venezuelan counterpart and his wife were captured and taken out of the country as a result of a special operation.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the morning of Saturday, January 3, explosions were heard in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, and a state of emergency was declared in the country due to "an extremely serious military aggression carried out by the current government of the United States of America."
The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Venezuela ruled that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez will act as head of state in the absence of Nicolás Maduro.
Nicolás Maduro will be tried in the United States, Utah Senator Mike Lee (Republican Party) said following his conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. At the same time, the russian Foreign Ministry condemned the US armed aggression against Venezuela on January 3 and expressed deep concern.