PM KPB SAYS MADURO NEEDS TO SPEAK TO TRUMP

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In response to the Venezuela's President statement that she has mortgaged out T&T's territory to threaten Venezuela, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says he needs to   talk to the President of the United States.  Juhel Browne reports.

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00:00Prime Minister Kamlo Pasalba says Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro needs to talk to the President of the United States, Donald Trump.

00:08That was the Prime Minister's response to the statements made by President Maduro in Venezuela on Monday night

00:14regarding the joint training exercises taking place in Trinidad and Tobago

00:19between the U.S. Marine Corps, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force.

00:25These are the first ministers of the CARICOM in Jamaica to help to recover Jamaica.

00:32And on the other hand, the first minister of Trinidad and Tobago is very enreded.

00:42All the CARICOM Prime Ministers in Jamaica to help with the recovery.

00:47And on the other hand, TNT's Prime Minister is in a situation

00:50because she mortgaged the seas and territory of Trinidad and Tobago to host a military force

00:5615 kilometers from Venezuela at its closest point to threaten Venezuela.

01:01And the people of Trinidad and Tobago are completely against it.

01:06Prime Minister Pasalba says a toll TV6 News, quote,

01:09Maduro needs to speak to Trump.

01:11Those are Trump's warships in international waters.

01:14I have already made clear Trinidad and Tobago's position as it relates to Venezuela, end quote.

01:21While speaking with the media at the White House on Monday,

01:23the U.S. President maintained his administration's position on Venezuela

01:27as the U.S. military now has a major presence in the Caribbean

01:30for what the U.S. says is its war on drug cartels.

01:34President Trump fielded a question about whether, at this point,

01:38he has ruled out U.S. troops being on the ground in Venezuela.

01:41I don't rule out that. I don't rule out anything.

01:45We just have to take care of Venezuela.

01:46I'm not in love with the people running Venezuela.

01:49I love Venezuela. I love the people of Venezuela.

01:52But what they've done to this country,

01:53and I really say this, what Biden and the Democrats have done to this country

01:57can never, ever be forgotten.

01:59You suggested Maduro wants to talk.

02:01Are you prepared to speak with him directly?

02:03Would you commit to doing that before you order strikes?

02:05Yeah, I probably would talk to him. Yeah, I talk to everybody.

02:08President Trump made similar comments about the possibility of him meeting with President Maduro.

02:14Following the U.S. President's first remarks on that matter on Sunday,

02:17Prime Minister Passat-Basasato TV6 used on Monday that dialogue is always the best option

02:22when one comes to the table with honesty, transparency,

02:26and not continuous defense or denial of wrongdoing.

02:30However, the Prime Minister also said she supports both dialogue and direct action.

02:34Prime Minister Passat-Basasato also said on Exxon Monday that

02:37Trinidad and Tobago territory will not be used to launch any attacks against the people of Venezuela.

02:45Jewel Brown, TV6 News.

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