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The US Embassy in Caracas is planning a fireworks display at the Ciudad Tamanaco shopping center on July 2 to celebrate US Independence Day, nearly six months after the ousting of Nicolas Maduro. The event marks a further step in the thawing of US-Venezuela relations, which were restored in March after seven years of rupture Source: elnacionalve.
A letter from the embassy's management counselor, dated June 17, confirms that a local fireworks company has been contracted for the show. A diplomatic source verified the letter's authenticity but declined to provide additional details Source: elcolombiano. Neither the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez nor the embassy has officially commented Source: mileniomx.
The fireworks display will occur just two days before the actual July 4 holiday. The event is symbolic, as the US Embassy resumed operations in Caracas after Maduro's capture in January during a US military operation Source: elcolombiano. Previously, the chavismo government had used drone light shows featuring Maduro's image, contrasting with the traditional American fireworks Source: mileniomx.
“La Embajada de Estados Unidos en Caracas evalúa realizar un espectáculo de fuegos artificiales el 2 de julio en el Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco (CCCT), como parte de las celebraciones por el Día de la Independencia de ese país.”
“La carta 'es real', confirmó a la AFP una fuente de la legación bajo anonimato por no tener autorización para discutir detalles de la ceremonia.”
“Ni el gobierno interino de Rodríguez ni la embajada estadunidense en Caracas se han pronunciado de momento sobre la celebración.”
“Caracas y Washington restablecieron sus relaciones diplomáticas a inicios de marzo tras siete años de ruptura por Maduro, depuesto en una operación militar estadounidense con bombardeos el 3 de enero.”
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