“Venezuela must not descend into chaos or instability,” he added in comments to Turkish television after a cabinet meeting.

“We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on an agenda for cooperation,” the former vice president said.

Lee has said he hopes to use his visit to harness China’s clout over North Korea to improve Seoul’s ties with Pyongyang.

In a potential win for Washington, Maduro’s successor and interim leader Delcy Rodriguez dropped her initial fiery rhetoric, issuing a statement late Sunday offering to work with Trump.

“He’s making cocaine and they’re sending it into the United States, so he does have to watch his ass,” Trump told a press conference.

President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs.

Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts.

Russia condemned the US military action in Venezuela on Saturday, saying there was no tenable justification for the attack and that “ideological hostility” had prevailed over diplomacy.

Iran on Friday warned against any US intervention in the country, vowing a response after President Donald Trump said he would come to the aid of protesters in the Islamic republic.

US President Donald Trump blamed aspirin for large bruises on his hand and denied falling asleep while attending public meetings in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday.

But Russia has called it a “terrorist attack” and a “personal attack” against Putin, saying it will toughen its negotiation stance in Ukraine war talks.

It voiced its “regret” that the United States had made “such an important decision without the slightest prior consultation”.

US President Donald Trump scrapped two bills this week, exercising his veto power for the first time during his second term to reject a water pipeline and the expansion of a Native American reservation.

Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals for the presidency but the main opposition leaders were barred from running and had urged a boycott of the vote held over the weekend.

Ukraine said Tuesday there was no “plausible evidence” it launched a drone attack on one of Vladimir Putin’s homes, accusing Russia of making false claims to manipulate the peace process.