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Canada to expel Venezuelan diplomat in retaliatory move
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 25, 2017 / 12:13 PM / UPDATED 30 MINUTES AGO
Canada to expel Venezuelan diplomat in retaliatory move
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will expel a Venezuelan diplomat and bar that country’s ambassador from returning, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday, after the South American nation booted envoys from Brazil and Canada for criticizing its rights record.
Western nations and Latin American neighbors have been increasingly critical of President Nicolas Maduro this year, accusing him of stamping on democracy and human rights.
Venezuela says foreign governments are trying to encourage a right-wing coup.
Venezuela had already withdrawn its ambassador in protest over Canadian government sanctions against the Maduro regime imposed in September.
In a statement, Freeland said the ambassador was no longer welcome in Canada and that Venezuelan charge d‘affaires is persona non grata.
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Canada to expel Venezuelan diplomat in retaliatory move
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will expel a Venezuelan diplomat and bar that country’s ambassador from returning, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday, after the South American nation booted envoys from Brazil and Canada for criticizing its rights record.
Western nations and Latin American neighbors have been increasingly critical of President Nicolas Maduro this year, accusing him of stamping on democracy and human rights.
Venezuela says foreign governments are trying to encourage a right-wing coup.
Venezuela had already withdrawn its ambassador in protest over Canadian government sanctions against the Maduro regime imposed in September.
In a statement, Freeland said the ambassador was no longer welcome in Canada and that Venezuelan charge d‘affaires is persona non grata.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-canada/canada-to-expel-venezuelan-diplomat-in-retaliatory-move-idUSKBN1EJ0RY
