Friday, October 19, 2018

Venezuela expels Ecuador diplomat in tit-for-tat move


Venezuela on Thursday (Oct 18) ordered Ecuador's top diplomat in Caracas to leave the country, hours after Quito expelled Venezuela's ambassador over "offensive" comments about its president. Venezuela said it was "forced to take reciprocal action against the Charge d'Affaires of Ecuador in Venezuela, Elizabeth Mendez, who is declared a persona non-grata and has 72 hours to leave the country". The move follows Ecuador's expulsion of Venezuelan ambassador Carol Delgado earlier on Thursday for "offensive" comments against President Lenin Moreno by a Venezuelan government minister. More…

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