Maduro Says He’s Ready for Direct Talks With Trump as U.S. Threatens Possible Troop Deployment

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he is open to face-to-face dialogue with U.S. President Donald Trump, stressing diplomacy and rejecting any threat of military force. Trump has signaled he may be willing to speak with Maduro while also saying U.S. troop deployment to Venezuela remains an option.

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00:00We have plans for economic development, social development, and the political and social consolidation of the country.

00:09Anyone who wants to talk to Venezuela will be able to talk.

00:18Face to face, without any problem.

00:23What cannot be allowed, as the evangelical pastor's letter says.

00:30Is the bombing and massacre of a Christian people, the Christian people of Venezuela?

00:37That cannot be allowed.

00:40In these 16 weeks, we have achieved things that we have not seen in a century.

00:46Venezuela has an unwavering position of absolute respect for international law.

00:50We firmly question the threat of the use of force or the use of force to impose rules in relations between countries,

01:03and we ratify what the United Nations Charter says, what our Constitution says, and what our people say.

01:08We ratify that only through diplomacy should free countries and governments understand each other,

01:22and only through dialogue should common ground be sought on issues of mutual interest.

01:26That is our unwavering position, the historical unwavering position of Venezuela that I learned with Comandante Chavez as president when he was chancellor,