Venezuela's Rodriguez commits to dialogue in message to Trump

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.

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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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