Trump meets Venezuelan President at UN, first since Maduro's kidnapping

United States President Donald Trump met with Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly  marking their first meeting since Washington's kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro.

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"We had a historic meeting with United States President Donald Trump, where we discussed strengthening bilateral relations and advancing the cooperation agenda in strategic sectors such as energy, mining, security, and other sectors of mutual concern," Rodriguez said via social media X.

He expressed appreciation for the US government's "steadfast support" following the earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24 and thanked Washington for helping Caracas "rejoin multilateral forums."

Rodriguez stressed that Caracas and Washington have a historic relationship that will continue to be fostered through dialogue.

The acting Venezuelan president also reiterated his country's commitment to advancing diplomacy in order to "achieve concrete results and mutual benefits for the Venezuelan people."

According to the White House, the informal meeting was also attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller.

The US side has not issued an official statement regarding the meeting.

The dialogue on the sidelines of the annual UN assembly was the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Rodriguez since President Nicolas Maduro was kidnapped by US special forces in a military operation in Caracas on January 3.

Maduro was then flown to New York to face US federal drug charges, which he continues to deny.

Following Maduro's arrest, Washington recognized Rodriguez as the head of Venezuela's interim government.

Their meeting also follows the signing of a comprehensive energy cooperation pact last August, under which Washington secured long-term rights to more than 65 million barrels of crude oil reserves in 17 Venezuelan oil fields through a joint venture.