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.

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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