New Delhi: Weeks after Donald Trump’s special forces pulled off a dramatic raid on Venezuela capital Caracas to capture the country’s President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
“Sp
oke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral partnership in all areas, with a shared vision of taking India-Venezuela relations to new heights in the years ahead,” Modi wrote in a post on X.
The 56-year-old Rodríguez was formally sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on January 5, two days after Maduro was taken to the US and charged with crimes including drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
Rodríguez a labour lawyer with a long-standing association with the ruling establishment, was administered the oath of office by her brother Jorge Rodríguez, who heads Venezuela’s National Assembly.