Canada is looking to restore ties with President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government in Venezuela, falling in line with other allies after a push to install a rival leader collapsed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has long opposed Maduro’s regime, sanctioning the president in 2017 before many other Group of Seven peers. Canada enthusiastically backed the US-led effort to install former National Assembly President Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s leader, but that effort failed and Guaidó was ousted by the opposition in January. By Laura Dhillon Kane. Full Text -> YahooNews

Ramón Santos se convertirá así en el máximo representante de España en Venezuela, donde desde la salida de Jesús Silva como embajador en noviembre de 2020 el Gobierno optó por rebajar la relación a nivel de encargado de negocios como muestra de su disconformidad con la situación en el país. Texto Completo-> ElDiario

Courtesy translation -> Ramón Santos will thus become the highest representative of Spain in Venezuela, where since the departure of Jesús Silva as ambassador in November 2020 the Government chose to reduce the relationship to the level of charge d’affaires as a sign of its dissatisfaction with the situation in the country .

The newspaper said, “Guaidó has appointed a Venezuelan of Jewish origin, who is Rabbi Pinchas Brenner, who led the Jewish community in Venezuela for years, as an ambassador to Israel, and in preparation for this step, a virtual embassy was opened via the Internet.” However, they said Israel has yet to recognize any ambassador to their country. Full Text-> AMNews

The Venezuelan Parliamentary Caucus of Israel Allies held its inaugural meeting on Monday, July 27. The 20 members of the caucus from various political parties signed a statement calling for the opening of a Venezuelan embassy in Jerusalem.By Sabrina Martín. Full Text-> PanamPost