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Interim Venezuelan president calls for ‘balanced and respectful’ ties with US
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez on calls for a “balanced and respectful” relationship with the United States, a day after American forces attacked Caracas and captured leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
“We consider it a priority to move toward a balanced and respectful relationship between the US and Venezuela,” Rodriguez, Maduro’s vice president, writes on Telegram.
“We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on an agenda for cooperation that is aimed toward shared development.”
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