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2026-09-18 19:16:13
[Venezuela's Acting President to Attend UN General Assembly in New York to Discuss Multiple Bilateral Issues] ⑴ Reports indicate that Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, plans to travel to New York next week to attend the UN General Assembly. His trip is expected to include meetings with high-ranking US officials, and he may also meet with representatives from China, Russia, Iran, and other countries to clarify matters related to oil cooperation. ⑵ Simultaneously, the second round of dialogue between the government and the opposition began in Caracas. This round of negotiations focuses on Supreme Court personnel changes and issues related to civil and political rights. The country's communications regulator has ordered network operators to lift access restrictions on several domestic and foreign media websites. ⑶ Domestic left-wing groups and labor unions launched demonstrations to protest the oil cooperation agreement signed between Venezuela and the US, demanding an increase in the country's minimum wage and opposing the entry of multinational capital into the country's energy sector. ⑷ Foreign media reports that Venezuela is close to reaching an agreement to transfer approximately $3.7 billion worth of gold reserves to New York, one of the first substantial achievements in this round of US-mediated negotiations.
