Following the statement issued by the Nicolás Maduro regime on the unilateral withdrawal of permission for Brazil to guard the Argentine embassy in Caracas, the Brazilian government confirmed that it will continue to guard the assets until another State takes over.
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry stressed that “he will remain under the custody and defense of Argentine interests until the Argentine government indicates another State acceptable to the Venezuelan government to exercise its functions (…)”.
Below is the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
«The Brazilian government was surprised by the Venezuelan government’s announcement that it intends to revoke its consent for Brazil to protect Argentina’s interests in Venezuela.
In accordance with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations, Brazil will remain under the custody and defense of Argentine interests until the Argentine government indicates another State acceptable to the Venezuelan government to exercise the aforementioned functions.
In this context, the Brazilian government stresses, in accordance with the Vienna Conventions, the inviolability of the premises of the Argentine diplomatic mission, which currently houses six Venezuelan asylum seekers, as well as assets and archives.
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