US President Trump first met with Venezuelan Acting President Delsi Rodriguez during the UN General Assembly in New York. The two sides held talks for about 15 minutes. Trump stressed at the meeting that oil supply and bilateral relations should be maintained, and made it clear that Venezuela “must eventually hold elections,” but did not ask for a specific election date. Rodriguez later stated at the UN General Assembly that Venezuela “will hold elections,” adding that the government has initiated political dialogue with the opposition. US officials said that Washington hopes that the election process will complete the reform of the Supreme Court and the National Election Commission before announcing the election date; at the same time, they believe that Venezuela's sovereign debt issue of about 300 billion US dollars needs to be restructured first. Regarding the timing of the election, US officials say 2027 or 2028 is still under discussion and no decision has yet been made.

US President Trump first met with Venezuelan Acting President Delsi Rodriguez during the UN General Assembly in New York. The two sides held talks for about 15 minutes. Trump stressed at the meeting that oil supply and bilateral relations should be maintained, and made it clear that Venezuela “must eventually hold elections,” but did not ask for a specific election date. Rodriguez later stated at the UN General Assembly that Venezuela “will hold elections,” adding that the government has initiated political dialogue with the opposition. US officials said that Washington hopes that the election process will complete the reform of the Supreme Court and the National Election Commission before announcing the election date; at the same time, they believe that Venezuela's sovereign debt issue of about 300 billion US dollars needs to be restructured first. Regarding the timing of the election, US officials say 2027 or 2028 is still under discussion and no decision has yet been made.