In a statement posted on social networks, Venezuelan interim President Rodriguez said that the interim government prioritizes building respectful relations with the United States, although it had previously criticized the January 3 raid as an act of illegal appropriation of national resources.
This is also the first time Venezuela has sent a signal of reconciliation since US forces arrested President Nicolas Maduro of this oil-rich country.
We invite the US government to cooperate with us according to a cooperation agenda, towards common development within the framework of international law, in order to strengthen sustainable coexistence among communities," Ms. Rodriguez said.
Interim President Rodriguez emphasized that the people of the United States and Venezuela, as well as the entire region, "deserve peace", and called on US President Donald Trump to promote dialogue.
Earlier on the same day, President Trump warned that he could order more attacks if Venezuela does not cooperate with US efforts to open up the oil industry and prevent drug trafficking.
Mr. Trump's statement was made just before Mr. Maduro was scheduled to appear in federal court in New York on January 5.
US officials described the arrest as an enforcement action to hold Mr. Maduro accountable for criminal charges filed since 2020, related to a "drug terrorism plot".
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump said that the campaign was also driven by many other factors, including the wave of Venezuelan immigrants to the US and the decision to nationalize US oil interests in Venezuela decades ago.
