The Israeli humanitarian delegation to Venezuela, comprising Foreign Ministry and IDF personnel, held a meeting with the President of Venezuela, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The meeting comes just minutes after the delegation met with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, and amid the absence of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries for nearly two decades.
Just minutes after the Israeli delegation met with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez (as The Zioneer reported at 10:02 Jerusalem), the delegation proceeded to a meeting with the President of Venezuela. The meeting, reported by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), marks the first known direct encounter between Israeli officials and the Venezuelan head of state in years, given the absence of diplomatic relations since 2009.
The delegation, composed of personnel from the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the IDF, is in Venezuela as part of a humanitarian aid mission following the devastating earthquake that struck the country in late June. The mission was announced by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on June 30, and the delegation's stay was extended by two weeks at the request of the Venezuelan president, as The Zioneer reported earlier this week.
The evolving contacts between the two countries, which had no diplomatic ties under the Maduro regime, have drawn attention as a potential sign of a thaw in relations. The Zioneer has covered the delegation's deployment, the welcome by the Venezuelan foreign minister, and the ongoing rescue operations.
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