United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that expects the soon return of US diplomats to Venezuela after the overthrow of its president Nicolás Maduro by US forces. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
“We think we will be able to quickly restore a US diplomatic presence in this country,” Rubio said before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. According to him, the diplomatic mission will make it possible to obtain up-to-date information and improve communication with the Venezuelan authorities, civil society and the opposition.
Last week, the United States named Laura Dogu as its top diplomat in Venezuelaformer ambassador for Nicaragua and Honduras. They have already sent a mission to assess the state of the embassy. The US closed its embassy in Venezuela in 2019 shortly after Washington and other powers branded President Maduro an illegitimate leader following elections marred by irregularities, writes AFP.
The head of American diplomacy also commented on the situation in Iran on Wednesday. “The regime seems to be weaker than ever at the moment and the main problem is… that it is unable to address the core grievances of the protesters, which is the collapse of their economy,” Rubio declared.
The minister also gave comments on the dispute over Greenland, saying that he expects a “good result” from the negotiations. “There will be technical meetings between us and our partners from Greenland and Denmark to address this matter. I believe we have started a process that will bring about a good outcome for all.” added the minister.
US President Donald Trump said in January that the United States must acquire Greenland for national security reasons and threatened to impose tariffs on several European countries that opposed him. Last week dropped his threat to take control of the strategic island by force and after negotiations with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced agreement on the framework of the future agreement regarding this autonomous Danish territory.
