The president, who aspires to a third reelection, announced two days ago a meeting with Biden's country, three months after Washington reestablished sanctions on Venezuelan oil.

Venezuela and the United States agreed to "improve bilateral relations" after the resumption of a negotiation process between both countries, indicated the chief negotiator of President Nicolás Maduro's delegation this Wednesday (07/03/2024).

Maduro, who aspires to a third re-election on July 28, surprisingly announced two days ago the holding of this meeting, which occurs three months after the reestablishment of sanctions on Venezuelan oil by Washington.

"After this first meeting we agreed: 1. The willingness of both governments to work together to gain trust and improve relations and 2. Maintain communications in a respectful and constructive manner," wrote the representative of the Venezuelan government, Jorge Rodríguez in the social network X, former Twitter.

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Caracas and Washington held secret negotiations between high-ranking officials at the end of last year in that Middle Eastern country, Rodríguez, who also presides over the National Assembly, announced at the time.

The details of the talks were not revealed, but they culminated in an exchange of prisoners. The United States released Alex Saab, accused of being Maduro's front man, and Venezuela released 28 prisoners, 10 of them Americans and 18 Venezuelans.

The meeting was virtual, Rodríguez said, and served for Venezuela to express "rejection of the misrepresentations that spokesmen of the North American government have repeatedly published about this dialogue."

He did not go into details, but Washington has been very critical about the organization of the presidential elections in Venezuela and the obstacles that, according to the complaint, the ruling electoral authority has placed for the opposition to participate.