US-Venezuela Re-Establish Diplomatic Ties
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Donald Trump’s foreign policy is working.
The US and Venezuela are re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations.
The U.S. and Venezuela “have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,” per a State Department statement Thursday.
Why it matters: The historic deal with a former traditional U.S. foe comes as President Trump pushes to apply his actions in Caracas that led to the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro to Iran, telling Axios Thursday that he must be involved in picking a successor to assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Trump administration officials visited Venezuela this week, where Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met with acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez to discuss oil and mineral opportunities, and help shepherd a multimillion-dollar gold deal.
What they’re saying: “This step will facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery, and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela,” the State Department’s statement said.
President Delcy Rodriguez said, “These relations ought to result in the social and economic happiness of the Venezuelan people.”
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, formerly Maduro’s vice president, said on state televisions that such steps “will strengthen relations between our two countries.”
Rodríguez’s government in a statement later expressed confidence that reestablishing diplomatic relations “will contribute to strengthening understanding and opening opportunities for a positive and mutually beneficial relationship.”
“These relations ought to result in the social and economic happiness of the Venezuelan people,” she said.
