Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call

US President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez by phone on Wednesday, with the two leaders each separately describing the call as positive.

Rodriguez took over the presidency on an interim basis earlier this month after the US military captured illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro and flew him to the US to stand trial for drug charges.

Trump, in a post on social media, said the two discussed oil, minerals, trade and security, as the US worked to, "help Venezuela stabilize and recover."

The call marks a dramatic diplomatic shift between the two countries after months of escalating tensions, including US military strikes on drug trafficking vessels and sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil sector, as the Trump administration eyes the country's vast but underproducing oil reserves.