STORY: Venezuela's government and the U.S. embassy said on Monday (February 2) that interim President Delcy Rodriguez met with U.S. envoy Laura Dogu, as the two countries gradually resume bilateral relations broken in 2019.

The government said in a statement that the meeting took place at the Miraflores presidential palace to discuss "the work agenda between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States."

Foreign Minister Yvan Gil added in comments on state television that the conversation covered the "common agenda" between the two countries, especially energy, trade, political and economic issues.

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VIDEO SHOWS: ACTING VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ' BILATERAL MEETING WITH U.S. ENVOY LAURA DOGU / SOUNDBITE FROM VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER YVAN GILL

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SHOWS: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (FEBRUARY 2, 2026) (VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT TV - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE ACTING VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ AND U.S. ENVOY LAURA DOGU

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER YVAN GILL, SAYING:

“This is a working phase. It is a thorough review of all avenues of cooperation that we will be developing in the coming months. In this stage, the Bolivarian Government has been emphatic about building a productive agenda, a peace agenda, a respect agenda—one that aligns perfectly with the principles of International Law, the United Nations Charter, and the sovereignty of our states.”

3. VARIOUS OF BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN RODRIGUEZ AND DOGU