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Venezuela's envoy from US recalled after bans
[Iran Press TV] Venezuela has recalled its top diplomat in the United States in reaction to US President Barack ObamaI inhaled. That was the point... 's move to impose new sanctions against seven Venezuelan officials. "We call Maximilien Arvelaiz, charge d'affaires in the United States, for immediate consultations," Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said in a Monday message posted on Twitter. Under Obama's order, the US property and bank accounts of seven officials, including the former national guard chief Antonio Benavides, intelligence chief Gustavo Gonzales and national police chief Manuel Perez, would be frozen. Washington claims that the group has been involved in human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. violations and public corruption in the South American country. Last year, US Congress adopted a legislation that allowed for penalties that would freeze the assets and ban visas for anyone Washington accuses of carrying out acts of violence or violating the human rights of those opposing Venezuela's government. Posted by: Fred 2015-03-10 |
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