The US Secretary of State said Venezuela’s interim government is moving toward closer ties with the United States and that no further US military action is expected for now.

The US Secretary of State said Venezuela’s interim government is moving toward closer ties with the United States and that no further US military action is expected for now.

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify on the United States' military operations in Venezuela before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country's interim leadership strays from US expectations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations.

'We are prepared to use force to ensure maximum cooperation if other methods fail,' Rubio said in the statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 'It is our hope that this will not prove necessary.'

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the Trump administration is not ruling out additional force, if needed, following a raid to capture former President Nicolas Maduro early this month.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that its interim leaders are cooperating, but he notes that the Trump administration would not rule out using additional force if needed following a raid to capture then-President Nicolás Maduro early this month. “We are prepared to use force to ensure maximum cooperation if other methods fail," Rubio will say, according to his prepared opening statement released Tuesday by the State Department.

Rubio said the U.S. doesn't anticipate that it will need to exert military force in Venezuela, but reserves the right to do so to protect the "national interest of the United States."

The U.S. plans to potentially reopen its embassy in Venezuela, signaling a shift in diplomatic relations post-Maduro's ouster.