The United States and Venezuela are to reinstate ambassadors to Caracas and Washington, setting aside a diplomatic spat that soured ties last year. The two nations expelled each other's envoys last September in a dispute involving allegations by Bolivia, a close ally of Venezuela, that Washington was meddling in its internal affairs.
| Clearly better to be an enemy of the US than a friend as long as Bambi is in charge ... |
It would be petty and small of me to ask how long until U.S. pulls its ambassador from Israel, right?The normalisation of diplomatic ties "will take place in the coming days, and as soon as the ambassadors have resumed their functions we will move forward to a more fluid communication," Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan foreign minister, said on Wednesday.
Ian Kelly, a US state department spokesman, said it was unclear when an ambassador would return to Caracas or who it would be.
Reuters quoted state department sources as saying that Patrick Duddy, who was expelled from Caracas in September, would return there. His counterpart Bernardo Alvarez is expected in Washington this week. |