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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Wants Meeting With Trump

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Posted on August 11, 2017 · In a lengthy address to the constitutional assembly Thursday evening, Maduro instructed the nation's foreign minister to approach the U.S. about arranging a telephone conversation or meeting with Trump.

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