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Trump oil deal is for Venezuela’s ‘well-being’: Venezuela leader

Trump oil deal is for Venezuela's 'well-being': Venezuela leader
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Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday said a controversial deal giving the United States control of a chunk of her country’s petroleum reserves was for Venezuelans’ “well-being.”

Rodriguez said the deal with President Donald Trump would lead to increased oil production, which “translates into more jobs, higher wages, better public services, hospitals, schools and food.”

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