U.S. Ambassador Arrives In Venezuela To Reopen Diplomatic Mission After 7 Years
CARACAS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Laura East arrived in Caracas on Saturday to reopen the U.S. diplomatic mission. Venezuelan after seven years of severing ties.
The move comes almost a month after military action ordered by US President Donald Trump deposed the South American country’s then-leader Nicolas Maduro from the office
In his message, Doğu said, “Me and my team are ready to work.” US Embassy in Venezuela Person’s account at X. Photos of him landing at Maiquetia airport were also released.
Venezuela and the USA broke off diplomatic relations with a decision taken by Maduro in February 2019 and mutually closed their embassies after Trump gave public support to MP Juan Guaidó’s claim to be the country’s interim president in January of that year.
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, one of Venezuela’s most powerful politicians and a Maduro loyalist, said in early January that reopening the U.S. embassy would give the Venezuelan government a way to monitor the treatment of the deposed president, who is imprisoned in the United States.
Venezuelan foreign minister Yván Gil said in a message on Telegram that East’s arrival was part of a joint program to “address and resolve existing differences through diplomatic dialogue, based on mutual respect and international law.”
Doğu, who is also ambassador to Nicaragua and Honduras, arrived in Venezuela a day after the country’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, made a statement. amnesty bill Release of political prisoners. This move was one of the main demands of the Venezuelan opposition.
