Venezuela's Rodriguez expects 'win-win for both countries' as new US diplomat arrives

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, said she welcomed the new US top diplomat in the country, John Barrett. “Venezuela welcomed him, and they expected this cooperation to be a win-win for both countries," she said.

The new head of the US diplomatic mission in Venezuela, John Barrett, arrived in the country on Thursday, continuing a process of normalizing relations following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez has pushed through reforms allowing more private and foreign investment in the oil and mining sectors, a key US demand, along with an amnesty for political prisoners.