Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has said that he is willing to hold face-to-face talks with representatives of the Trump administration as US pressure on him grows.
Maduro made the comment hours after US President Donald Trump said he had not ruled out deploying ground forces to the South American country.
The Trump administration has accused Maduro - whose re-election last year was dismissed as rigged by many countries - of being the leader of a drugs cartel.
Maduro has denied the allegation and accuses the US of trying to incite a war to gain control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
Since Trump was sworn in to a second term in office in January, the US government has been increasing its pressure on Maduro.
