The imprisoned leader is innocent, Delcy Rodríguez told NBC as the US energy secretary visits Caracas to overhaul the oil sector
Nicolas Maduro remains Venezuela’s legitimate leader despite his capture by US forces a month ago, the country’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, told NBC News on Thursday.
Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were seized in a US military raid on Caracas on January 3 and flown to New York, where they are being held in federal custody facing drug trafficking charges. Both have pleaded not guilty. Rodriguez, who served as Maduro’s vice president, assumed power following the intervention.
Rodriguez insisted that both Maduro and Flores are innocent and condemned US actions. At the same time, she has moved to normalize relations with Washington. She told NBC she has been invited to the US capital and is “contemplating coming there once we establish this cooperation.”
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in Caracas on Wednesday to assess the country’s oil industry and for talks with Rodriguez focused on overhauling Venezuela’s energy sector and revitalizing its economy. He described relations between Caracas and Washington as “at a pivot in history.”
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