PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama and Venezuela will restore consular companies in one another’s nations within the coming days, Panama’s Overseas Affairs Ministry stated late Thursday, almost a 12 months after Panama suspended them following questionable Venezuelan elections that reelected President Nicolás Maduro.
“As a result of crucial must attend to the consular problems with their residents,” the 2 nations agreed to reactivate their consular companies, the ministry stated in an announcement.
The diplomatic break got here July 29, 2024, when Panama pulled its diplomats from Caracas and introduced it was suspending relations with Venezuela. It adopted elections the day earlier than during which the opposition declared fraud and provided proof that Maduro had been roundly defeated.
Panama President José Raúl Mulino gave his assist to the Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who had visited Panama weeks earlier.
Venezuela suspended flights between each nations, together with these by Panamanian nationwide provider Copa Airways. Flights have been reestablished Could 22 this 12 months.
Panama had additionally insisted that Venezuela comply with obtain migrants from its nation transferring south via Panama, however there was no point out of that concern in Thursday’s assertion.
