Venezuela to join G20 energy talks in Texas at US invitation
- A Venezuelan delegation will participate in this week's G20 energy meetings in Texas, US officials said Monday, as the world grapples with soaring energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the summit in the US oil capital of Houston will include representatives of G20 countries plus Venezuela.
- "This is about the geopolitical centre of oil moving out of the Middle East – we have all these questions about Middle East disruptions – moving that to the western hemisphere," Burgum told Fox Business.
Confirmed
- A Venezuelan delegation will participate in this week's G20 energy meetings in Texas, US officials said Monday, as the world grapples with soaring energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the summit in the US oil capital of Houston will include representatives of G20 countries plus Venezuela.
- "This is about the geopolitical centre of oil moving out of the Middle East – we have all these questions about Middle East disruptions – moving that to the western hemisphere," Burgum told Fox Business.
Sources: France 24