Venezuela announced diplomatic negotiations with the United States after the withdrawal of representatives – Telam

Venezuela and the United States removed all staff from their respective diplomatic representations in Washington and Caracas and agreed to negotiate the establishment of an interest office in each capital, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

The announcement was made a day before the deadline given by President Nicolás Maduro to all US officials to leave Venezuela, following his decision to sever bilateral diplomatic relations.

The novelty has not yet been confirmed by the United States, who responded that Maduro did not have the legitimacy to take such a step, because Washington did not know the president and recognized the acting president appointed by parliament Venezuelan, Juan Guaidó.

Yesterday, "the effective withdrawal of the staff of the American diplomatic mission in Caracas was carried out within the deadlines," according to the statement of the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by the EFE news agency.