# Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro's seizure

https://mins.news/en/item/70375

- BBC News, 2026-09-23 09:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj207y30wp0lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump met Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. It was their first face-to-face meeting since US forces seized Nicolás Maduro and Rodríguez took over with White House backing. They discussed cooperation on energy, mining and security.

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