"I have confirmed to him in a long conversation our interest that sooner rather than later we can build an agenda of respect, a positive agenda between the United States government and the revolutionary and Bolivarian government that I lead," Maduro said after the meeting.
The discussions went on for nearly two hours, the leftist head of state told oil workers who marched to the presidential palace to express support for the beleaguered government.
Bilateral relations, already chilly following the mutual withdrawal of ambassadors, grew worse last year after President Barack Obama's administration formally designated the political situation in Venezuela as a threat to U.S. national security.
Maduro said the task of establishing a dialogue is not easy because of repeated U.S. attempts "to isolate our country, to intervene in our internal affairs."
He said he asked Shannon to convey to Obama the hopes of the Venezuelan government that the U.S. leader will use his final months in office to improve relations with Caracas.
"Venezuela doesn't meddle with anyone in the world, but neither do we accept that anyone meddles with the affairs of Venezuela," Maduro said.
EFE
23/6/16
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