News - Maduro announces readiness to resume talks with US

Venezuela is ready to resume the negotiations with the US that were interrupted in Qatar, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced during the press conference held at the presidential palace on Wednesday. "If the US government is ready to respect the sovereignty of Venezuela, to stop threatening Venezuela, we can resume the dialogue," Maduro said, and promised to "not lose patience with the [US] lies and non-implementation of the decisions made." He expressed his belief that regardless of the results of these talks, Venezuela’s economic relations with the US will continue. The Venezuela president emphasized the sustainable investments in the energy sector of his country. He reported on signing contracts with investors from the US, Spain, Italy, France, and the UK on oil and natural gas production. Also, Maduro announced that he respects "[US] President Joe Biden and congratulated him on his decision to withdraw from the election due to health problems." "I wished him a long life and health," added the president of Venezuela.