Venezuela and the United States explore reestablishment of diplomatic missions
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Published at: 09/01/2026 01:31 PM
The Government of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela reiterated its
complaint to the world this Friday for the violation of international law by the United States
(USA) with the illegal military attack against Venezuelan territory and the kidnapping
of President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady Cilia Flores.
In a
statement, released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil on his Telegram channel, the Bolivarian
Government stated that, “in order to address this situation
within the framework of international law, and in strict accordance with the principles of national
sovereignty and Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela has decided to begin an exploratory process of a diplomatic
nature with the Government of the
United States of America,
aimed at the re-establishment of diplomatic missions in both countries.”
The full
text of the document is shared:
The Government of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela reiterates its international complaint
that it has been the victim of criminal, illegitimate and illegal aggression against its
territory and its people, an action that has left more than a hundred deaths of
civilians and soldiers, who, in defense of the Homeland, were killed in flagrant violation of international law.
As is well known, within the framework of
this aggression, the illegal kidnapping of the Constitutional President of
the Republic, Nicolás Maduro Moros, and of the First Lady, Cilia Flores, took place, a fact
that constitutes a serious violation of the personal immunity of the heads of
State and of the fundamental principles of the international legal order.
In order to
address this situation within the framework of international law, and in strict
accordance with the principles of national sovereignty and Bolivarian Diplomacy of
Peace, the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela has decided to initiate an
exploratory process of a diplomatic nature with the Government of the United States of
America, aimed at the re-establishment of diplomatic missions in both
countries, with the purpose of addressing the consequences derived from aggression
and the kidnapping of the President of the Republic and the First Lady, as well as
addressing a work agenda of mutual interest.
In this context,
a delegation of diplomatic officials from the United States Department of
State comes to the country, who will carry out technical and logistical evaluations
inherent to the diplomatic function. In the same way, a delegation of
Venezuelan diplomats will be sent to the United States to carry out the corresponding tasks
.
As the President in charge, Delcy Rodríguez, has
reiterated, Venezuela will face this
aggression through diplomatic channels, convinced that Bolivarian
Peace Diplomacy is the legitimate path for the defense of sovereignty, the re-establishment
of international law and the preservation of peace.
Caracas,
January 09, 2026
Mazo News Team