Venezuela’s president vows mining reform amid visit from US cabinet member
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US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has met with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas.
United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has met with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas, as part of a push from US President Donald Trump to ramp up oil and mineral production in the South American country.
On Wednesday, the meeting culminated with the announcement that Rodriguez would submit a proposal to reform Venezuela’s mining laws to the country’s legislature in the coming days.
Burgum also expressed optimism that economic relations between the US and Venezuela would continue to tighten.
“The opportunities for collaboration and synergy between our two great countries of Venezuela and the United States are unlimited,” he said.
He added that he was accompanied on his two-day trip by representatives from nearly a dozen companies seeking access to Venezuela’s oil and minerals.
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