Venezuela is recalling its ambassadors from seven South American countries – this was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Ivan Gil, on the evening of July 29.
According to him, Caracas “resolutely rejects the intervention and statements of a group of right-wing governments subordinate to Washington,” which are allegedly trying to ignore the results of the elections in Venezuela.
“The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, faced with this disastrous precedent…decides to recall all diplomatic personnel from missions in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, and at the same time demands that these governments immediately withdraw their representatives from the territory of Venezuela.” , – it is stated in statement Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was published by Gil.
The day before, the media quoted a joint statement of nine South American governments, which called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS), expressing “deep concern” about the presidential elections in Venezuela, which took place on July 28.
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Protests broke out in Venezuela on July 29 against the official election results, which declared incumbent President Nicolás Maduro the winner.
The National Guard fired tear gas at the protesters. Some in response threw stones at the guards.
Maduro, 61, earlier attended a meeting at which the National Electoral Council certified his re-election to a third six-year term. He dismissed international criticism and doubts about the election results, claiming that Venezuela was the target of an attempted “coup d’état” of a “fascist and counter-revolutionary” nature.
Instead, opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez announced on Monday that his campaign had the necessary evidence to show he had won the contested election.
