Overview
- Officials in the Casa Rosada say the review is in early stages and no decision has been made on sending diplomats back to Caracas.
- The embassy has been closed since last year after Nicolás Maduro ordered the withdrawal of Argentine and other regional personnel.
- Venezuela and the United States announced an exploratory process to reestablish diplomatic relations, and a U.S. team arrived in Caracas to assess a possible embassy reopening with no timeline set.
- Buenos Aires links any step to progress toward democratization and pacification in Venezuela and to security evaluations that would avoid putting staff at risk.
- The case of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo remains a consideration, with expectations influenced by Venezuelan announcements of prisoner releases that include foreign detainees and by ongoing contacts with Washington.