CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) 鈥� The met with Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodr铆guez, and members of her cabinet during an hourslong visit Wednesday to the South American country’s capital.
Rodr铆guez’s government and U.S. Southern Command announced the visit separately on social media. Rodr铆guez’s press office said Marine Gen. Francis Donovan met with Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino L贸pez and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.
The meeting comes weeks after the U.S. military in a stunning raid in Caracas and brought him to the U.S. to .
鈥淒uring this meeting, both countries agreed to work on developing a bilateral cooperation agenda to combat illicit drug trafficking in our region, terrorism, and migration,鈥� according to a post on X from Rodr铆guez鈥檚 press office. 鈥淭he meeting reaffirms that diplomacy should be the mechanism for resolving differences and addressing issues of binational and regional interest, of interest to all parties.鈥�
Donovan was joined by Laura Dogu, , and Joseph Humire, U.S. acting assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and the Americas.
A readout of the meeting from U.S. Southern Command said the discussions focused on security in Venezuela and the Western Hemisphere as well as the 鈥渟teps to ensure the implementation” of U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 phased plan for the country.
It is the latest visit to Venezuela by top U.S. officials. CIA Director John just two weeks after Maduro’s ouster, while U.S. Energy Secretary Chris while doing a firsthand assessment of the country鈥檚 oil industry.
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