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U.S. Official: U.S. to Outline Plans to Help Venezuela After Maduro Leaves

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will outline Washington's plans to help rebuild Venezuela in the event President Nicolas Maduro leaves.

By Reuters·
U.S. Official: U.S. to Outline Plans to Help Venezuela After Maduro Leaves

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will outline Washington's plans to help rebuild Venezuela in the event President Nicolas Maduro leaves - at a conference in Lima next week, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.

The official declined to give any details about U.S. President Donald Trump's vague warning on Thursday of a blockade for Venezuela, but said that Maduro should view Trump's comments as a sign he should take advantage of ongoing talks in Barbados to come up with an "exit plan," the official said.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)