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Delcy Rodriguez Holds First Cabinet Meeting in Venezuela

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, held her first cabinet meeting, aiming to ensure stability and normalize governance following Nicolas Maduro's arrest. She called for dialogue with the U.S. and affirmed the continuation of the country's course.


Delcy Rodriguez Holds First Cabinet Meeting in Venezuela

Buenos Aires, January 4 (NA) -- With the aim of projecting an image of stability in the face of the crisis, Delcy Rodriguez led her first cabinet meeting at the Miraflores Palace on Sunday. According to the Argentine News Agency, the meeting, which brought together the top ministers and high-ranking officials, sought to normalize administrative management following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro and to establish the priorities of a transition observed by the international community. The day was marked by the official response to recent pressures from Washington. "That has always been the president's Nicolas Maduro's stance and it is that of all of Venezuela at this moment," she stated, reinforcing the idea that there will be no immediate ideological break in leadership. Through her social networks, Rodriguez adopted a conciliatory but firm tone, inviting the Trump administration to reconsider the bilateral relationship. In this way, the interim head of state urged the U.S. government to work on a "cooperation agenda aimed at shared development," always within the framework of international law. Meanwhile, after the Republican warned of the consequences of not cooperating, Rodriguez stated that the region "deserves peace and dialogue, not war." Continuity of the Chavist project During her statement, Rodriguez sought to legitimize her position by directly linking it to the legacy of the detained leader.