The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has held a two-hour meeting with a US delegation in Caracas, and has assured that hopes to make progress on an agenda of peace and respect. “We have agreed to work on an agenda from the respect and hope of the world, in order to be able to advance an agenda that allows the well-being and peace of the peoples of the region,” Maduro declared, as reported by the newspaper ‘El Nacional ‘.
Thus, the Venezuelan president has emphasized that “It is the time of diplomacy, of the word, of the truth and to rebuild peace” and that “you cannot be in favor of a war that affects our peace.” “We are activated on the energy issue. Venezuela will be at the forefront of initiatives to stabilize the oil market“Maduro stated.
In this sense, it has ratified the capacity that Venezuela has to increase its crude oil production to more than 3 million barrels per day “if they were needed for the stability of the world”, from the Miraflores Palace, at the headquarters of the Executive.
Nicolás Maduro has also expressed his concern about a possible war in Europe and its possible extension to other regions, given the crisis in Ukraine. “We have to express that we are seriously concerned about the possibility of a war in Europe and an extension to other regions of the world of this armed confrontation,” he warned.
Thus, regarding the conflict in Ukraine, he has requested that “the military conflict be associated, that the humanitarian corridors be respected to protect the civilian population and that it can be de-escalated and achieve a substantial peace agreement in Ukraine”.
“We had a meeting, I could describe it as respectful, cordial, very diplomatic between the delegation of the United States and the delegation of the Venezuelan Government that I chair”, assured the president of Venezuela.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki previously confirmed the delegation’s meeting with Maduro to discuss “energy security” due to the increase in oil prices due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Source: Lasexta
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