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Caracas, Feb 17 (EFE).- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that his government had "heaps of contacts" with the Donald Trump administration, which imposed assorted sanctions against the Caribbean country and maintained a publicly confrontational stance vis-a-vis Caracas."It was (a government) against international law, antidiplomatic, antipolitical, despite which - in private - you know, and now I can talk about it, we had heaps of contacts with the Trump administration. The Trump administration was chaotic," the Venezuelan leader said at a press conference.Maduro went on to say that the Venezuelan government spoke "on various occasions" with then-US envoy to Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, "in the Caribbean." (Camera: JACKDWIN SAEZ).SHOT LIST: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO SPEAK DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE MIRAFLORES PALACE, IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA. SOUND BITE: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: It was (a government) against international law, antidiplomatic, antipolitical, despite which - in private - you know, and now I can talk about it, we had heaps of contacts with the Trump administration. The Trump administration was chaotic.
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