City of Panama. The Venezuelan government announced that it would bring back all of its diplomatic personnel from the Panamanian mission and from six other countries. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil issued a statement on the withdrawal of representatives from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, in addition to Panama, and asked those countries to do the same with their personnel in Venezuela.
He described the positions of neighbouring nations as “interventionist”, accused them of being “subordinate” to Washington and linked them to the ideology of “international fascism”. The foreign minister’s statement also pointed out that the government reserves the right to defend and “enforce” its right to self-determination.
He did not specify what would happen to the Venezuelans, close to the opposition campaign of Machado, who are in the Argentine embassy in Caracas.
On Monday, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council officially proclaimed Maduro president, his second re-election in six years, after the results were released on Sunday night giving the president the electoral victory with 51% of the votes compared to 44% obtained by Edmundo González.
Following the announcement of the election results, more than a dozen countries on the continent, including the United States, Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica, questioned the Venezuelan electoral authority over the conduct of the process and even rejected Maduro’s victory.
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– 2024-08-01 14:04:49
