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The discussion topics and the reaffirmation of close cooperation occurred as described in the readout.
The State Department readout confirms that Secretary Rubio spoke with Dutch Foreign Minister van Weel and discussed U.S. counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean, the need for a proper, judicious transition of power in Venezuela, and reaffirmed close U.S.–Netherlands cooperation. This directly substantiates the claim in the prompt with the same three elements identified in the official transcript. No credible evidence contradicts these points. Therefore, the statement is true based on primary-source confirmation from the U.S. Department of State.