The United States and Venezuela’s interim government agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations after seven years of severed ties, the U.S. State Department said on March 5.
“This step will facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery, and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela,” the department said in a statement.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries collapsed in 2019 after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro severed ties in response to Washington’s refusal to recognize him as the country’s legitimate president during President Donald Trump’s first administration.
The two countries began efforts to restore ties after U.S. forces captured Maduro in Caracas in a Jan. 3 military operation. Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was subsequently appointed as interim leader, while Maduro faces criminal charges in the United States….
US, Venezuela Agree to Resume Diplomatic Relations After 7-Year Pause
