Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza thinks that the United States and Venezuela should make a better diplomatic effort to overcome strained relations, Efe reported.

"Diplomacy should serve a purpose," Insulza pointed out during a press conference in New York City following his presentation in an event on elections in the Andean region, hosted by the Council of the Americas, a private agency aimed at bolstering relations between the United States and Latin America.

"There should be a powerful diplomatic dialogue between Venezuela and the United States, and all of us ought to help," he underscored.

The OAS Secretary-General did not mention any concrete steps on how to help, but he thinks that one way of doing it is by resorting to the need for a better dialogue between these countries.

"I deem it necessary and most rulers in the Americas think likewise. There is need to find some diplomatic verification between Venezuela and the United States."