The New York Times wrote that the U.S. government and Venezuela are holding talks over a legal framework for keeping American military personnel on Venezuelan soil.

According to this report, the focus of the negotiations is the Status of Forces Agreement, which sets out the legal rules for the presence of U.S. military personnel in the host country.

The U.S. State Department says such agreements exist with more than 100 countries, and their subject matter includes the deployment of ships, training, joint exercises, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. officials told The New York Times that the number of troops and where they will be stationed will be determined in subsequent agreements.

One official, about a permanent base, called the idea “very, very far” and said that talks on this are not underway.

Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, is leading these talks and met with Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Yanuiel Oliver Blanco, in Washington. The U.S. State Department report on the meeting did not mention any military agreement.