加拉加斯—危机中的委内瑞拉想要恢复同美国之间冰冻6年外交关系，这个社会主义政府星期一说。
Caracas (AFP) - Crisis-hit Venezuela is willing to restore diplomatic relations with the United States after a six-year freeze the socialist government said Monday.
外交部发表声明的两周前，美国国务卿Thomas Shannon会见了委内瑞拉总统Nicolas Maduro，试图帮助处理这个国家的经济和政治危机。
The foreign ministry's announcement came two weeks after top US diplomat Thomas Shannon met with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a bid to help tackle the country's economic and political crisis.
在祝贺美国独立日的时候，这位部长表达“建立相互尊重的双边外交关系的希望”。
In a message congratulating the United States on its Independence Day commemoration the ministry expressed its "willingness to establish respectful bilateral diplomatic relations."
自从010年华盛顿和乌戈·查韦斯（马杜罗的导师和已故前任领导人）政府之间的的关系紧张开始，这两个国家之间还没有互派外交使节，。
The two countries have not exchanged ambassadors since 2010 due to tensions between Washington and the government of Hugo Chavez Maduro's mentor and late predecessor.