委内瑞拉与以色列宣布建立协调机制，为双方在对方国家的公民提供领事服务[1]。委内瑞拉外交与外贸部长普拉森西亚于当地时间8月11日发布声明确认这一决定[1]。两国均将此定位为协调机制而非全面恢复外交关系，短期内不会重开大使馆[1]。
两国关系的缓和源于以色列在委内瑞拉6月严重地震后提供的人道主义与技术援助[1]。在此基础上，两国同意继续开展双边技术合作，参与灾后应急响应与重建工作[1]。这次建立协调机制标志着自2009年以来两国关系的重大转变——时任委内瑞拉总统查韦斯曾在2009年1月驱逐以色列大使并断绝两国一切关系[1]。
Venezuela and Israel have announced the establishment of a coordination mechanism to provide consular services to each other's citizens, marking a significant thaw in relations after nearly two decades of severed ties [1]. The move was confirmed on August 11 by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Plasencia, who stated that the two nations have agreed to create the framework specifically to serve their respective nationals residing in each other's countries [1].
The rapprochement comes in the wake of humanitarian cooperation following a devastating earthquake on June 24, during which Israel provided disaster relief and technical assistance to Venezuela [1]. Building on this foundation, the two countries intend to expand bilateral technical collaboration in earthquake response and reconstruction efforts [1]. Both nations have characterized this arrangement as a coordination mechanism rather than a full restoration of diplomatic relations, and neither plans to reopen embassies in the near term [1].
This development represents a reversal of the 2009 rupture, when then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expelled Israel's ambassador and terminated all bilateral relations [1]. The reopening of official channels, even in this limited capacity, signals a gradual normalization of ties between the two countries after 17 years of complete diplomatic isolation [1].