Washington DC, Jan. 8 -- Speaking at the White House Press Briefing on Thursday (local time), US Vice President JD Vance said that he is chairing meetings regularly to talk about the next steps and ensure stability in Venezuela and a government that actually "listens to the United States".

He made the remarks while answering a query on his role in Venezuela, and said that he remains very involved as long as President Trump asks him to do it.

"Every other day, I'm chairing the meeting to try to ensure that Venezuela is stable, and as the President has directed us to do, to ensure that the new Venezuelan government actually listens to the United States and does what the United States needs it to do under our country's best interests. So I...