This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro smiling during a television program in Caracas on July 1, 2024. Maduro announced on Monday the resumption of dialogue with the United States next Wednesday, despite Washington's sanctions against the oil sector and less than a month before the Venezuelan presidential elections. (Photo by Wendys OLIVO / Venezuelan Presidency / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY / WENDYS OLIVO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by WENDYS OLIVO/Venezuelan Presidency/AFP via Getty Images)