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Maduro Holds 'Cordial' Meeting With Barack Obama

© AP Photo / Fernando VergaraObama walks past the empty seat of Nicaragua as he leaves the opening ceremony of the sixth Summit of the Americas, in Cartagena, Colombia. April 14, 2012
Obama walks past the empty seat of Nicaragua as he leaves the opening ceremony of the sixth Summit of the Americas, in Cartagena, Colombia. April 14, 2012 - Sputnik International
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro described his ten minutes meeting with Barack Obama during the Summit of the Americas as "cordial".

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The meeting held with US President Barack Obama on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama was cordial, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said.

This was the first meeting of the two leaders, held at Venezuela's request, which lasted for about 10 minutes. The encounter followed the historic meeting of Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro.

"We told each other the truth, I would even say it was cordial," Maduro said in an interview with the TeleSUR TV channel Saturday.

He added that, following the summit, the dialogue between the United States and Venezuela would continue.

In March, Obama signed an Executive Order stating that Venezuela threatens US national security. It imposed sanctions against several Venezuelan citizens.

The Executive Order became one of the burning issues of the summit. On Saturday, while giving an official speech, Maduro demanded Obama to withdraw the order, emphasizing that he brought with him 11 million signatures collected worldwide to oppose the order.

The 7th Summit of the Americas gathered the leaders of 33 countries of the western hemisphere and delegations from 35 states.

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