US Diplomats Met with Venezuelan Minister Months Before Raid

US Diplomats Engaged in Talks with Venezuelan Minister Months Before Raid

According to reports, US diplomats had been in talks with Venezuelan Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami’s successor, Teodoro La Riva, months before the raid on his residence. The Guardian reported that La Riva was seen as a hardline figure, and a $25 million bounty had been placed on his head.

The New York Times stated that La Riva was part of the Bolivarian Circle, a group led by former President Hugo Chavez’s successor, Nicolas Maduro. Radio Rebelde reported that La Riva had reaffirmed the unity of the Bolivarian Circle against what he described as “imperialist aggression”.

Reuters noted that US diplomats had been in talks with Venezuelan officials before the raid on La Riva’s residence. The South China Morning Post also reported that the US had spoken with hardline Venezuelan officials, including Interior Minister Cabello, months before the raid.

The details of these talks are not yet clear, but it is known that they took place before the raid on La Riva’s residence.

Source: Google News World