The US State Department announced on Thursday that the United States and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.

The measure comes after a process of sustained diplomatic dialogue between both parties, in which they agreed to resume institutional ties and move toward a new stage of bilateral cooperation, said the Venezuelan government in a statement.

Venezuela severed diplomatic ties with the United States in January 2019 due to the latter's continued interference in Venezuela's internal affairs. All diplomatic personnel from the US embassy in Venezuela withdrew in March of the same year.

On January 3, US military forces launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife before transporting them to the United States.

On January 31, a US diplomatic mission arrived in Caracas, marking the resumption of diplomatic contacts between the two countries.