CARACAS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said Saturday that U.S. diplomat Laura Dogu, a special envoy of the U.S. government, has arrived in Venezuela as part of the working agenda between the two countries.

According to Gil, who released the information via Telegram, their talks are aimed at defining a roadmap on issues of bilateral interest, as well as addressing and resolving existing differences through diplomatic dialogue.

The foreign minister stressed that the process is being carried out on the basis of mutual respect and international law, which he described as guiding principles of relations between the two countries. ■