Friday, October 20, 2017

Venezuela Lodges Protest with Canada after Election Criticism


Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Thursday he had delivered a protest note to Canada’s embassy in Caracas, alleging that Ottawa’s criticism of last weekend’s gubernatorial elections was part of a pattern of permanent and systematic interference in the Caribbean nation’s domestic affairs. In statements disseminated on Thursday by state-run VTV, Arreaza said he had lodged the protest the day before with Craig Kowalik, counselor at Canada’s embassy in Venezuela. He said he delivered the note due to Canada’s purported “attacks on Venezuelan democracy” both before and after last weekend’s elections. More…

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