The US ChargĂ© dâAffaires, Laura Dogu, visiting the National Assembly along with the delegation from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Photo: Telegram.
The president of the National Assembly (NA), Jorge RodrĂguez, reported through social media that the Venezuelan Parliament received a visit from the chargĂ© dâaffaires of the United States, Laura Dogu, who was accompanied by a delegation from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The top representative of Venezuela’s Legislative Branch highlighted that this meeting was carried out with mutual respect: âThis meeting is framed within the Peace Dialogue, carried out by the acting president, Delcy RodrĂguez… Politics is, and will always be, the instrument for understanding.”
During the time of President Hugo ChĂĄvez, Venezuela relied less on US ambassadors and increasingly on US chargĂ©s d’affaires to carry out diplomatic relations with the United States. These diplomatic relations were severed by the United States in 2019 when it recognized Juan GuaidĂł as the head of state of Venezuela after GuaidĂł declared himself interim president in a Caracas plaza.
Earlier this month, following the abduction by the US of the democratically elected president of Venezuela, NicolĂĄs Maduro, the United States agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations with Venezuela. This may facilitate Venezuela’s efforts to strenghten its economy in a region that remains highly influenced by the economic, political, and military tentacles of US imperialism.
Acting President Delcy RodrĂguez: US Recognition to Help Venezuela Recover its Right to Life
(Ăltimas Noticias) by Yusleny Morales
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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