Paraguay diplomats ordered to leave Venezuela

Paraguay diplomats ordered to leave Venezuela
Associated Press | Updated: October 18, 2012 08:20 IST

Caracas: Venezuela's government has decided to expel Paraguay's remaining diplomats from the country, the top envoy at the Paraguayan Embassy said on Wednesday.

Charge d'affaires Victor Casartelli said that he and three other Paraguayan diplomats in Caracas were told by Venezuela's Foreign Ministry to leave within three days.

Venezuelan government officials did not respond to calls seeking comment about the matter. Mr Casartelli said that he received a call on Tuesday from the Foreign Ministry informing him of the decision and that he met on Wednesday with Venezuelan officials who confirmed that the four should go.

The expulsion of Paraguay's diplomats follows a bitter dispute between the countries that began in June with the congressional impeachment and ouster of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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