A delegation from the U.S. Department of State visited Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, on Friday. This visit is being assessed as the first official U.S. mission since Nicolás Maduro's removal from power and is considered an initial step towards the possible restoration of the U.S. embassy.
The editorial reports, citing a source, that diplomatic and security specialists participating in the visit conducted a preliminary assessment to determine whether the embassy's operations would be restored in phases.
According to officials, the reopening of the U.S. embassy will be directly dependent on the security situation in the country and the technical condition of the diplomatic building. It was noted that at the current stage, the visit is purely for assessment purposes, and a final decision will be made after broader security and infrastructure analyses.