Venezuelan President Maduro denies drug links in letter to Trump

Mexico, September 23: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected accusations that his country is involved in drug trafficking in a letter to US President Donald Trump publicly shared on Sunday.
In the letter to Trump, Maduro said that relations between Caracas and Washington had been clouded by "fake news," which he said "intended to justify an escalation to armed conflict that would inflict catastrophic damage across the entire continent." The letter, dated September 6, was posted on Facebook by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday. Extracts from the letter had been previously reported. Rodríguez said the missive had been delivered to a South American mediator to ensure it reached Trump.
Maduro said he remained open to "direct and frank conversation" with US special envoy Richard Grenell "to overcome media noise and fake news." "President, I hope that together we can defeat the falsehoods that have sullied our relationship, which must be historic and peaceful," the letter continued. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune