US President Donald Trump met Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on Tuesday in their first direct meeting, according to the White House. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings, as leaders and officials took part in the assembly’s proceedings. Several senior officials in the US administration also attended the meeting alongside Trump, according to a White House official.
US officials who attended the meeting
Those attending included the president’s senior adviser, Stephen Miller, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, as well as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meeting came after Trump discussed Venezuela in his address to the UN General Assembly, linking the two countries in terms of their oil reserves.
The US president said in his speech: "When we put the United States and Venezuela together, we own more than 60% of the world’s oil." Trump added in his address to the General Assembly: "The spoils go to the victor," as he put it.
The announcement did not provide details of the issues discussed during the direct meeting between the US president and Venezuela’s acting president. Rodríguez is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on behalf of Venezuela on Wednesday, following her meeting with Trump and her delegation’s participation in the assembly’s proceedings.
