Photos released Thursday morning show IDF Home Front Command officers meeting with Venezuela's Minister of Infrastructure, despite the absence of diplomatic ties. The meeting took place as part of the joint IDF and Foreign Ministry humanitarian delegation aiding earthquake relief efforts.
Extraordinary photographs released Thursday morning show IDF Home Front Command officers meeting with Venezuela's Minister of Infrastructure, a country with which Israel has no diplomatic relations. The meeting took place as part of the joint IDF and Foreign Ministry humanitarian delegation sent to assist in earthquake relief efforts, following the 7.5-magnitude quake that struck the country in late June. The images mark the first documented official contact between Israeli and Venezuelan government representatives since the rupture of diplomatic ties in 2009, as The Zioneer previously reported. The delegation, led by Home Front Command personnel and supported by the Foreign Ministry, has been operating in the disaster zone despite the lack of formal relations. The meeting with the infrastructure minister suggests a potential opening for broader engagement, though no official statements from either side have been released regarding the diplomatic implications.
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