The United States will seek steps from Venezuela in the interests of Washington.

The United States will seek actions from the Venezuelan authorities that are in line with Washington's interests. This was announced on January 5 by White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt.

She stressed that the American administration will continue contacts with Venezuelan officials to achieve this goal.

"We will ensure that this country acts in accordance with the interests of the United States," Levitt said.

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that the United States had begun preliminary preparations for the reopening of the embassy in Caracas in case American diplomats returned to Venezuela. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed in January 2019 after accusations from Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro of an attempted coup.

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