Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking on June 18, 2022 at Simon Bolivar International Airport in La Guaira, Venezuela. ZURIMAR CAMPOS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY AFP Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that the country's head of Congress met with a United States delegation to continue talks that began in March, but did not disclose the topics.
The Venezuelan president didn't give any details about the US officials who arrived in Caracas, nor the issues they discussed with the head of parliament, Jorge Rodriguez.
In March, a high-level delegation from the United States met with Maduro at the government palace, and easing sanctions was among the topics discussed, although no agreement was reached.
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The March visit resulted in the release of two Americans held in Venezuela, but others are still jailed there.
The delegation led by the director of the US National Security Council for the Western Hemisphere, Juan Gonzalez, and US Ambassador James Story to Venezuela, according to people familiar with the visit. According to the State Department, the story is based in Bogota in neighboring Colombia.
The White House National Security Council and the US State Department didn't respond immediately to requests for comment.