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Venezuela's Maduro heads to New York, Trump says open to meeting

• By Michelle Nichols and Alexandra Ulmer

Venezuela's government had not previously said whether Maduro would attend the U.N. meeting. Maduro said last week he might not attend, adding "they have me in their sights to kill me" without specifying who might target him.

The White House said no meeting was planned between the two leaders, and Venezuela's information ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

Trump's comments earlier on Wednesday suggested he could meet Maduro, who has been publicly seeking a sit-down with Trump, his ideological foe, since last year.

"I would certainly be open to it, I'm willing to meet with anybody," Trump said as he arrived at the United Nations headquarters. "We're going to take care of Venezuela, if he's here and he wants to meet, it was not on my mind, it was not on my plate, but if I can help people that's what I'm here for."