Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks as she meets with U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (not pictured), in Caracas, Venezuela, March 4, 2026. (REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
March 7 (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, said on Saturday that "diplomatic dialogue" with the U.S. was the way to resolve the two countries' differences, after both governments agreed on diplomatic and consular ;relations.
"We reiterate our willingness to build long-term relations based on mutual respect, equality, and international law, with a view to promoting a work agenda that strengthens cooperation for the benefit of both countries," Rodriguez said in a post on X addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that the two countries would formally re-establish diplomatic ties.
Caracas severed diplomatic relations with Washington in 2019 after the first Trump administration refused to recognize Venezuela's then-President Nicolas Maduro as the country's legitimate leader, following a disputed election, and instead recognized an opposition lawmaker as the country's president.
U.S. forces captured Maduro in January after months of heightened tensions between the two countries, setting off a chain of changes in Venezuela, ;including the swearing-in of interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
The two have since gradually resumed bilateral relations, after Rodriguez's interim government expressed interest in rebuilding ties with Washington.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
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