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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
CARACAS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on television Thursday that he is ready if Washington wants serious talks on an agreement to combat drug trafficking.
N. Maduro said that many people, even in the United States, do not believe the narrative about drug production in Venezuela, noting that both Venezuela and the United States need to have a serious dialogue based on facts.
He also said that Venezuela would accept US investments at any time, including investments from the American oil company Chevron, if the United States needed Venezuelan oil.
Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez confirmed on social media in December 2025 that a Chevron tanker carrying crude oil had legally left Venezuela and was headed to the United States.
In recent months, the United States has maintained a significant military presence in the Caribbean, primarily off the coast of Venezuela, ostensibly to "combat drug trafficking." Venezuela has denounced this as a thinly veiled attempt to overthrow its government.
The US military has sunk nearly 30 "drug-smuggling vessels" in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing more than 100 people. –0–
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