US President Donald Trump says his administration is working well with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodríguez – and that he would be open to meeting with her.
Trump's upbeat remarks on Sunday came just over a week after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was seized in a US special forces raid and brought to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.
Trump has said that the United States now has de facto control of Venezuela, as it enforces a naval blockade of the South American nation's vital oil exports.
Rodriguez, despite being a close Maduro ally, has indicated a willingness to work with the United States, saying she is open to cooperate on Trump's demands for access to Venezuelan oil.
Her government has also vowed to release political prisoners and begin talks on reestablishing diplomatic ties with Washington.
US envoys visited Caracas on Friday to discuss reopening Washington's Embassy there.
"Venezuela is really working out well.
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