I spoke with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. I can say that the conversation took place in a respectful tone, and I can even say that it was cordial, Maduro told public television.
I'll go further... If this call means that we are taking steps towards respectful dialogue, state to state, country to country, welcome to dialogue, welcome to diplomacy, because we will always seek peace, he added.
President Donald Trump had admitted on Sunday to this conversation, which had been reported in the press.
beyond a pressure campaign
When asked by a reporter at an Oval Office event on Wednesday about the effectiveness of his pressure campaign on Maduro, Trump replied: Is it working? It's not a pressure campaign, it's way beyond that, I think.
I spoke to him briefly, I just said a few things. We'll see what happens, he added.
Responding to a question asking if he had spoken to Maduro again since the initial call, he denied a rumor circulating in Washington: No, I haven't.
Trump should pardon Admiral Bradley right now — over Venezuela drugboat STRIKES
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This conversation between the two presidents comes at a time when the United States has intensified pressure on Venezuela with a major military deployment in the Caribbean, airstrikes against suspected drug traffickers' boats at sea, warnings about air transport, and recurring talk of strikes on Venezuelan soil.
Mr. Maduro stated on Wednesday that about, from the White House, they called the Miraflores Palace and I had a telephone conversation with President Donald Trump. The whole world was talking about it.
US-Venezuela tensions: Maduro claims to have had a "cordial" conversation with Trump
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As has often been the case in recent days, the Venezuelan president continued in English: Welcome Dialogue! Welcome diplomacy! Welcome the peace! Peace? Yes! War? Never, never in my life!, or Welcome to dialogue! Welcome to diplomacy! Welcome to peace! Peace? Yes! War? Never, never in my life!.
Diplomatic prudence
In my six years as foreign minister, I learned diplomatic prudence. I like prudence. I don't like diplomacy through microphones. When important things happen, they must be done quietly, until they are accomplished, he added.
Donald Trump accuses Venezuela of operating a drug trafficking operation that floods the US market.
Caracas denies this and believes that Washington's real objective is regime change and control of Venezuelan oil reserves.
A sign of warming relations or simply the application of agreements? On Wednesday, a plane carrying 266 Venezuelans expelled from the United States arrived at Caracas airport as President Donald Trump had announced that Venezuelan space should be considered entirely closed this weekend.
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The United States had announced it was suspending the flight, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, who was present when the aircraft landed, told reporters.
But a few days ago, they again asked to be able to organize it and President Nicolas Maduro gave his approval without delay, he added.
This was the 76th flight from the United States and the 95th including repatriations from Mexico. Some 18,354 Venezuelans have been repatriated since the beginning of 2025, including 14,407 from the United States.
