Venezuelan Foreign Ministry: US diplomats have 72 hours to leave the country
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The head of the Bolivarian republic’s foreign ministry, Jorge Arreasa, said that the government of the country gives the staff of the American embassy in Venezuela three days to leave the country.
US diplomatic personnel must leave Venezuela within the next 72 hours
- wrote Arreas on his Twitter page. According to him, the presence of US diplomats in Venezuela is a threat to stability and peace in the country.
Arreasa noted that Venezuela no longer intends to negotiate with the United States over the opening of sections of interests in Caracas and Washington, which began after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the termination of diplomatic and political relations with the United States.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the US intention to withdraw all remaining employees of the American Embassy in the Venezuelan capital during the current week. According to him, the presence of diplomats in Caracas is a deterrent to Washington’s policies.
After opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela and received the support of the United States, Canada and other countries, the legitimate president of the Bolivarian Republic Nicolas Maduro announced the termination of diplomatic relations with the United States. He demanded that American diplomats leave the country within the next 72 hours, noting that after this period they will be deprived of diplomatic immunity. 24 January The United States withdrew most of its diplomats from the embassy in Venezuela.
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