Venezuela’s Caracas: Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, used her first state of the union speech on Thursday to advocate for oil industry reforms that would draw in foreign investment. The Trump administration has been pushing for this goal since it overthrew the country’s longtime leader less than two weeks ago.
Venezuelan oil sales, according to Rodríguez, who has been under pressure from the US to align with its agenda for the oil-rich country, will support infrastructure projects, economic development, and crisis-affected health care.
In contrast to her predecessors, who have long denounced US involvement in Venezuela, the former vice president presented a clear vision for the future between the two historic rivals while also harshly criticizing the Trump administration and claiming there was a “stain on our relations.”
Rodriguez, who must now manage conflicting demands from the Trump administration and a government devoted to former President Nicolás Maduro, stated, “Let us not be afraid of diplomacy” with the US.
The address occurred a day after Rodríguez declared that her government will keep releasing Maduro-detained detainees in what she called “a new political moment” since his overthrow. It was televised on a delay in Venezuela.
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