{"id":8102,"date":"2026-01-09T20:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8102"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:13:56","slug":"venezuela-starts-exploratory-process-to-re-establish-formal-ties-with-us-us-venezuela-tensions-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8102","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela starts \u2018exploratory process\u2019 to re-establish formal ties with US | US-Venezuela Tensions News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US State Department officials are visiting Caracas less than a week after the military abduction of Nicolas Maduro.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/profile-pic-fix.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s government has said it is in \u201cexploratory\u201d talks to restore diplomatic ties with the United States in the wake of Washington\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/abduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abduction<\/a> of President Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>The government led by interim President Delcy Rodriguez also said on Friday that US Department of State officials were visiting Caracas and that Venezuela would soon reciprocate by sending a delegation to Washington.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The government \u201chas 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\u201d, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>US-Venezuela relations tanked in the wake of the rise of left-wing President Hugo Chavez in 1999. Over the following 10 years, both countries withdrew their respective ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, diplomatic relations fully ceased after the administration of US President Donald Trump recognised opposition figure Juan Guaido as the country\u2019s interim president.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the US has handled Venezuela affairs from an office in Colombia\u2019s capital, Bogota.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela\u2019s interim president just two days after the US military seized Maduro. The operation has been roundly condemned as a blatant violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p>The former vice president had continued to decry the US actions as a flagrant violation of Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty, even as she has softened her tone on cooperation in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur people and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has pledged to use military pressure and sanctions to indefinitely assert its will on Venezuela\u2019s government and the country\u2019s management of its vast oil reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had initially threatened that Rodriguez would pay a \u201cbigger price\u201d than Maduro if she did not comply with US interests. Maduro remained in a US federal facility on Friday after being indicted earlier this week on \u201cnarco-terrorism\u201d conspiracy and drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said he had cancelled \u201cthe previously expected second Wave of Attacks\u201d on Venezuela, citing increased cooperation with Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>That included Venezuela\u2019s move on Thursday to release a small fraction of its political prisoners, in what Trump called a sign of \u201cseeking peace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe USA and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure,\u201d Trump said, adding that US military assets would remain surged to the region.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his top officials have offered competing justifications for Maduro\u2019s abduction and the ongoing pressure campaign against Caracas. The administration has called the attack a one-off \u201claw enforcement operation\u201d while also saying the use of military force to achieve its goals remain on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Friday, US forces seized a fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean since Trump announced a blockade on vessels under sanction by Washington in December.<\/p>\n<p>UN experts have said the blockade and Washington\u2019s efforts to assert control over Venezuela\u2019s oil industry are also violations of international law.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to meet oil and gas executives at the White House later on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US State Department officials are visiting Caracas less than a week after the military abduction of Nicolas Maduro. 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