Overview
- Maduro and Flores, who posted Sunday on X and Telegram, urged unity, dialogue and reconciliation in Venezuela.
- It is their second public note since their January 3 capture in Caracas, after a March 28 post that said they were “firmes y serenos.”
- U.S. prosecutors accuse Maduro of conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism and cocaine importation, while Flores faces drug and weapons charges.
- A federal judge in March refused to dismiss the narcotrafficking case, which keeps the New York prosecution moving toward trial.
- Venezuelan officials have engaged U.S. counterparts in Washington to rebuild a diplomatic presence as the criminal case proceeds.