Sources: Rodriguez will lead a Venezuelan delegation to the US to discuss energy and debt.

Two sources familiar with the preparations say that a Venezuelan delegation headed by interim president?Delcy Rod will be attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. The delegation plans to discuss energy, mining and debt issues with counterparts in the US.

According to sources, the talks will lead to agreements being signed as part of US president Donald Trump's plan to rebuild South America's key industries.

Rodriguez and her team arrived in New York on Monday morning. Her first visit to the US was after she took office as Venezuela's Interim President in January, under Washington's supervision, following the capture of then-President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela's state television reported that John Barrett, the top US diplomat in Venezuela received her at airport.

Negotiations between Venezuelan officials and ministers have advanced for months in preparation for Rodriguez's visit to New York. She is scheduled to meet Trump there on Tuesday. According to the agenda of his office, Rodriguez had a meeting scheduled with UN Secretary-General?Antonio Guterres on Monday.

Mike Waltz, US Ambassador to the United Nations during a recent briefing, revealed that the?planned meeting' between Trump and Rodriguez, who was Venezuelan vice president under Maduro, will take place at a reception hosted the US President. Venezuela's Foreign Affairs and Information Ministries did not respond to comments immediately. Media reports claim that some Venezuelan-owned buildings, such as a consulate in New York and the UN mission's office, were recently renovated. Hector Silva, Paula Henao and other top officials of the state oil company PDVSA attended a G20 Energy Conference in Houston this month, where they signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with US oil producer Continental Resources to develop an area within Venezuela's primary production region, Orinoco Belt. Separately, a contract was signed that granted US investment firm Heeney Capital operational and export rights to a goldmine. Sources said that a preliminary agreement with US energy giant ExxonMobil has been in negotiations for several months. This could lead to the company's return to Venezuelan oilfields.

Ilan Goldfajn, President of the Inter-American Development Bank, said on Monday that it is preparing a two-year plan to engage Venezuela, which will be centered on "electricity" and "social protection". Ilan Goldfajn, the President of Inter-American Development Bank (IDAB), said on Monday that it is preparing a two-year engagement plan for Venezuela that will focus primarily on?electricity and social protection.

(source: Reuters)