Venezuela: Venezuela, Israel agree to renew consular ties for 1st time in 17 yrs.

Shotlist FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown 1. Various of Venezuelan national flags, traffic, pedestrians 2. Various of street view, traffic, pedestrians 3. City view FILE: Jerusalem - Jan 17, 2025 4. Various of building of Israeli Prime Minister's Office, Israeli national flags FILE: Jerusalem - April 7-8, 2019 5. Various of building of Israeli Parliament Knesset, national flag of Israel FILE: Jerusalem - Nov 2022 6. Israeli Parliament Knesset, national flag of Israel FILE: Tel Aviv, Israel - April 7-8, 2019 7. Various of buildings, traffic Storyline Israel and Venezuela have agreed to renew consular ties for the first time in 17 years despite the absence of diplomatic relations, Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The agreement followed talks between Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia, the ministry added. Under the agreement, the two countries will establish a coordination mechanism to provide consular services to their citizens residing in the other country. Relations between Israel and Venezuela, which severed diplomatic relations in 2009, began to thaw after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January and removed him from the country. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]