Venezuelaâs Acting President Meets Head of US Military Operations

Caracas, February 19 (QNA) : Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez met with theآ head of US military operations in South America Francis Donovan during a brief visit to the country’s capital.

Rodriguez’s government and US Southern Command announced the visit separately on social media. Rodriguez’s press office said Marine General Donovan met with Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.

The meeting comes weeks after the US militaryآ captured then-President Nicolas Maduroآ in a stunning raid in Caracas and brought him to the US toآ face drug trafficking charges.

“During this meeting, both countries agreed to work on developing a bilateral cooperation agenda to combat illicit drug trafficking in our region, terrorism, and migration,†according to a post on X from Rodriguez’s press office. 

“The meeting reaffirms that diplomacy should be the mechanism for resolving differences and addressing issues of binational and regional interest, of interest to all parties.