Venezuelan delegation led by Rodriguez discussing debt, energy in US, sources say

Venezuelan ministers and top officials advanced in negotiations for months ahead of Rodriguez's trip to New York, where she is scheduled to meet Trump on Tuesday.

The planned meeting between Trump and Rodriguez — who was Venezuela's vice president under Maduro — will take place on the sidelines of a reception hosted by the US president, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, said during a recent press briefing call.

Venezuela's Foreign Affairs and Information ministries did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

Some Venezuela-owned buildings in New York that had been shut for years, including a consulate and the office of the country's UN mission, have recently been renovated for their reopening, according to media reports. The meeting between Rodriguez and IDB officials, where oil minister Paulo Henao also was present, was at the UN mission's building.