Maduro dares Trump to "face-to-face" conversation

Maduro dares Trump to “face-to-face” conversation
Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 09:53 UTC



Maduro spoke in English when he said “face to face”


Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro responded on Monday to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of talks, insisting that any future dialogue must be conducted “face to face.”

Maduro’s statement came during his weekly television program hours after Trump suggested he would speak with his Venezuelan counterpart “at some point” because -as Trump claimed- “they want to talk.”

Maduro, whose legitimacy is questioned by the US and other countries, reaffirmed his government's “unchanging” position on dialogue.

“In the United States, anyone who wants to talk to Venezuela will talk, 'face to face,' without any problem,” Maduro said, switching to English for his challenge. “Dialogue. How do you say dialogue in English? Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue... Yes, peace, war no, never, never war.”

Maduro’s message came as the Trump administration maintains a massive military deployment in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, which Caracas views as a significant “threat” and “provocation.”

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