PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro arrived here on Sunday night for talks with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

Maduro arrived here from Jamaica where he held “fruitful” talks with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

Maduro will meet with Prime Minister Rowley to discuss issues of mutual interest, including enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two oil rich countries.

A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said that the talks would also centre on foreign policy, energy and trade.

Last weekend, Rowley told Parliament that if the economic and political unrest gets worse in Caracas, Port of Spain would be faced a call to provide assistance.

“There will be some call on the people of Trinidad and Tobago to provide aid and succour in the event that things get worse. Hopefully, it will not get to that,” he told legislators.

Rowley said he is aware that there are already a number of Venezuelans seeking “aid and succour” here.

Meanwhile, the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) said it will stage a protest in support of Maduro who is expected to face opposition from Venezuelan nationals residing here.

The MSJ is expected to be supported by the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM).

The small opposition Independent Liberal Party (ILP) said it is concerned about the welfare of five Trinidadians detained in Venezuela for more than two years on allegations of plotting to overthrow the government.

“The party has been in communication with relatives of the detained men, all of whom belong to the Islamic faith, and all of whom have expressed concern for their health given the social, political and economic crisis taking place in Venezuela,’ the ILP added.