Nicolas Maduro confirmed this Monday that he is ready to have “one-on-one” discussions with Donald Trump. The American President also mentioned the possibility of discussions with the Venezuelan President, while the United States is deploying a fleet of warships in the Caribbean, officially part of an anti-narcotics operation.
“In America, anyone who wants to negotiate with Venezuela should do so face to faceone on one. Without any problems. “What we cannot allow is Christians in Venezuela to be bombed and massacred,” said President Maduro, responding to a letter from an American pastor on his weekly show on Venezuelan public television.
“I said it in English, and I always say it. Dialog no, in English? Dialogue, dialogue. Yes Peace ! War no ! Never, never war (Yes to peace ! Not for war ! Never, never war)…So whoever wants dialogue will always find us, people who keep their promises,” he added a few moments later.
Trump’s ‘most serious mistake’
Nicolás Maduro also spoke about American “sectors of power” (without naming names) that “want President Trump to make the most serious mistake of his life and intervene militarily against Venezuela. This would be the political end of his leadership, and they are pushing him, pushing him, provoking him, provoking him.”
Washington has been tough and cold on possible attacks on Venezuelan territory mentioned by Donald Trump: the leader told journalists on Monday that “at some point, I will talk to him”, adding that Nicolás Maduro “is not being good for the United States”. When asked if he ruled out sending US troops to Venezuela, Trump replied: “No, I don’t rule out that possibility, I don’t rule out anything.”
Since August, Washington has maintained a significant military presence in the Caribbean, including the world’s largest aircraft carrier, officially fighting drug trafficking to America. But Caracas accused Washington of using drug trafficking as a pretext “to impose regime change” on Caracas and confiscate its oil. Information published in the American press also reports discussions among American leaders about the country’s future without Nicolas Maduro.
