Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado during her visit to Washington next week. Details of their discussion have not been disclosed.

According to Thai News Agency, this would mark the first meeting between President Trump and Ms. Machado, a prominent figure in Venezuela's democratic movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Despite this potential engagement, President Trump has shown no interest in cooperating with or involving Ms. Machado in political change following his recent decision to deploy troops to attack and abduct Venezuelan President Nicol¡s Maduro.