Raised US Her flag was displayed at her embassy in Venezuela Saturday, for the first time in seven years, following the arrest of the leftist leader by US special forces Nicolas Maduro And the resumption of diplomatic relations.
“A new era has begun. We will stand with Venezuela,” said Laura Dougou, the top diplomat at the embassy, in a post on the X platform, accompanying her statement with a picture of the American flag being raised outside the embassy.
She added that she and her team raised the flag “exactly seven years after it was taken down” on March 14, 2019, two months after Caracas downgraded relations because of Washington’s refusal to recognize Maduro’s 2018 re-election.
“A new era has begun. We will stand with Venezuela,” said Laura Dougou, the top diplomat at the embassy, in a post on the X platform, accompanying her statement with a picture of the American flag being raised outside the embassy.
She added that she and her team raised the flag “exactly seven years after it was taken down” on March 14, 2019, two months after Caracas downgraded relations because of Washington’s refusal to recognize Maduro’s 2018 re-election.
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Earlier this month, the United States and Venezuela resumed diplomatic relations amid a rapid thaw in ties since the U.S. special forces raid that left nearly 100 dead and resulted in Maduro and his wife being flown to New York to face drug trafficking charges.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump says it effectively runs Venezuela and controls its vast oil reserves.
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez called on Washington on Friday to lift all sanctions against her country.
Following Maduro's arrest, the United States eased the seven-year-old oil embargo on Venezuela and issued licenses allowing several multinational companies to operate in Venezuela under certain conditions.
