US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff D. Caine “emphasized the importance of Venezuela’s stability, collective security in the Western Hemisphere, and the Joint Forces’ commitment to ensuring the implementation of the US plan for Venezuela,” said press representative Joe Holstead.
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The general is the latest US official to visit Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro was removed in a lightning raid and taken to New York to face trial in early January.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has since eased sanctions on Venezuela, and Caracas has adopted reforms in the hydrocarbons and mining sectors to open them to private investment.
D. Caine also visited the recently reopened US embassy in Caracas, his press representative said.
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Caine did not meet with the interim president
D. Caine did not meet with interim president Delcy Rodriguez, who earlier on Wednesday left for India; this is her first international state visit after assuming the country’s highest leadership position following N. Maduro’s removal.
“The United States is committed to a stable, prosperous, and democratic Venezuela cooperating with the US,” the statement from J. Holstead added.
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