Milei begins diplomatic actions against Venezuela for prohibiting the use of airspace

Argentina began diplomatic actions against the regime of Nicolás Maduro after it prohibited Argentine aircraft from flying over Venezuelan airspace, official sources reported this Tuesday.

As explained by the Argentine presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni, in his usual press conference at the Casa Rosada (seat of Government), “Argentina is not going to allow itself to be extorted by friends of terrorism,” EFE reported.

“Argentina began diplomatic actions against the Government of Venezuela, headed by the dictator Maduro, after its decision to prevent the use of the country’s airspace by any Argentine aircraft, with the harm that this entails for our country,” said the spokesperson.

Adorni indicated that the measure of the Maduro regime is related to the case of the Venezuelan Boeing 747 plane that was detained in Argentina since June 2022 and sent last February to the United States.

The news agency highlights that Argentina presented a note of protest to Venezuela on March 8 “due to the decision to suspend overflight permits of Argentine airlines in Venezuelan airspace.”

In that text, Argentina also announced that it would take measures within the scope of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for “violating the Convention on International Civil Aviation”, known as the Chicago Convention (1944).

According to these sources, Venezuela responded yesterday by “ratifying the suspension” and linking this ban to the case of the aforementioned aircraft.