"I can say that the conversation was respectful, and I can even say that it was cordial," Maduro told state television.
If this means steps are taken towards respectful dialogue between state and state, country and country – then we welcome dialogue, we welcome diplomacy, because we will always want peace.
When Trump confirmed that the call had taken place, he would not say whether it went well or badly, but simply said "it was a phone call."
Tensions between the countries have escalated since the United States carried out several attacks on ships allegedly transporting drugs off the coast of Venezuela.
