CARACAS, Jan 2 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in a TV broadcast on Thursday that he is ready if Washington wants serious negotiations on an agreement to combat drug trafficking, reported Xinhua.
Maduro said many people, even within the United States, do not believe the narrative of drug manufacturing in Venezuela, noting that both Venezuela and the US need to hold a serious dialogue based on the facts.
He also said that Venezuela would accept US investment at any time, such as investment from the US oil company Chevron, if the US needs Venezuelan oil.
Venezuelan Vice President and Minister of Petroleum Delcy Rodriguez confirmed in a social media post in December 2025 that Chevron's oil tanker carrying crude oil had legally left Venezuela for the US.
For recent months, the US has maintained a significant military presence in the Caribbean, much of it off Venezuela's coast, purportedly to "combat drug trafficking".
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA
