Venezuelan leader Rodriguez says she was invited to US, NBC reports

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez looks on as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wrigh (not pictured) departs following a meeting at Miraflores Palace, marking the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy to the OPEC nation in nearly three decades, as Washington conducts its first on-the-ground assessment of the oil industry it aims to help rebuild, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - ⁠Venezuelan interim leader President Delcy Rodriguez said ⁠she has been invited to the United ‌States, according an interview released Thursday by NBC News as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Caracas.

"I have been invited ​to the States," Rodríguez was ⁠quoted as saying. "We’re ⁠contemplating coming there once we establish this cooperation and ⁠we ‌can move forward with everything.”