Maduro elusive on attack, open to talks

President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during the Meeting of Jurists in Defense of International Law at the Eurobuilding Hotel in Caracas on Nov 14.AFP

(AFP)

"Wherever they want and whenever they want," Mr Maduro said of the idea of dialogue with the United States on drug trafficking, oil and migration in an interview on state television.

Mr Maduro's government has neither confirmed nor denied what President Donald Trump announced Monday: a US attack on a docking facility that served Venezuelan drug trafficking boats.

Asked pointblank if he confirmed or denied the attack, Mr Maduro said Thursday "this could be something we talk about in a few days".