The President Javier Miley reported that due to Argentina’s stance on what happened during the presidential elections in Venezuela, its diplomatic staff was forced to leave the country’s Embassy for the attacks he received from the administration of Nicolás Maduro.
The president stressed that after the events, Brazil offered to protect the diplomatic headquarters and to look after the six Venezuelan opposition members who are taking refuge in the residence.
«I greatly appreciate Brazil’s willingness to take over the custody of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela. We also appreciate the temporary representation of the interests of the Argentine Republic and its citizens there. Today, Argentine diplomatic personnel had to leave Venezuela as a reprisal by dictator Maduro for our condemnation of fraud that they perpetrated last Sunday“he wrote in a statement published on X.
The Brazilian flag was raised at the Argentine Embassy as part of the support and agreement reached by both nations. «The ties of friendship that unite Argentina with Brazil They are very strong and historical«Milei said.
The president also hoped that the “Embassy” would soon be reopened. in a free and democratic Venezuela.”
Diplomatic relations
The administration of Nicolás Maduro also broke off diplomatic relations with Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, after these nations rejected the results presented by the head of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso, and urged that the minutes of the elections be published.
The countries have also requested that the will of the Venezuelan people be respected.
In response, Brazil also assumed the representation of Peru in the country, after it recognized Edmundo González Urrutia as president of Venezuela.
Although Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva has not taken a position, the aid provided to Argentina can be interpreted as international pressure on Maduro.
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2024-09-02 14:11:30
