Vucic speaks by phone with Maduro, for whose arrest US offers $50 million reward

“A good and meaningful conversation with a great friend of Serbia, President Maduro, about current global challenges, the need to preserve multilateralism, and strengthening our countries’ bilateral relations,” Vucic wrote in a post on Instagram on Thursday.

The Serbian president said he and Maduro also discussed opportunities to enhance relations in all areas that hold significant potential for mutual progress and dynamic development of the two countries.

“I am confident that in the years to come, we will continue to nurture this precious friendship, to build bridges of cooperation and solidarity, and to jointly contribute to a better and more connected future for our peoples,” Vucic said.

US doubles reward

On August 8, US doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro to 50 million US dollars, accusing him of being “one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world,”, the BBC reported.

US President Donald Trump is a long-time critic of Maduro, who returned to office in January following an election marred by vote-rigging allegations.

The results were widely rejected by the international community.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the US would double its already announced reward of 25 million US dollars, and said Maduro was directly linked to drug smuggling operations.