Caracas and Ankara eye strengthening strategic alliances in energy

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2026, Words: 123) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez began an official visit to Istanbul, with the aim of strengthening the strategic alliance between Caracas and Ankara. 

The meeting with Turkey’s minister of energy and natural resources Alparslan Bayraktar is part of Rodríguez’ working agenda in that nation. It precedes other meetings with high-ranking officials of the Turkish government headed by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.