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World NewsSeptember 26, 2018 / 8:43 AM / Updated 4 hours agoVenezuela's Maduro heads to New York, Trump says open to meetingMichelle Nichols, Alexandra UlmerUNITED NATIONS/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro headed for New York on Wednesday to attend the United Nations General Assembly and U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be open to meeting the socialist leader of the crisis-stricken South American nation.Venezuela’s government had not previously said whether Maduro would attend the U.N. meeting. Maduro said last week he might not attend, adding “they have me in their sights to kill me†without specifying who might target him. ...Trump’s comments earlier on Wednesday suggested he could meet Maduro, who has been publicly seeking a sit-down with Trump, his ideological foe, since last year.“I would certainly be open to it, I’m willing to meet with anybody,†Trump said as he arrived at the United Nations headquarters. “We’re going to take care of Venezuela, if he’s here and he wants to meet, it was not on my mind, it was not on my plate, but if I can help people that’s what I’m here for.†Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezulea-trump/venezuelas-maduro-heads-to-new-york-trump-says-open-to-meeting-idUSKCN1M61V4
