Argentina has expressed its repudiation of the decision by Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to “unilaterally revoke” authorization for Brazil to represent Argentine interests and protect its diplomatic facilities in Caracas, according to official sources reported this Saturday (7).
“The Argentine Republic rejects this unilateral measure and warns the Venezuelan government that it must respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which enshrines the inviolability of mission facilities,” the Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Between the night of this Friday (6) and the morning of this Saturday (7), opponents of Maduro denounced a state of “siege” at the Argentine Embassy in the Venezuelan capital – which was under protection from Brazil after the expulsion of the country’s diplomatic mission -, where six asylum seekers are located.
“In the same way, [a Argentina] “denounces to the international community that patrols of Venezuelan intelligence services and security forces are currently surrounding the official residence in Caracas. The Maduro regime announced that it has unilaterally revoked the authorization granted to Brazil to guard the official property,” the Ministry added.
According to information from the EFE Agency, one of the refugees, Magalli Meda, said through X that the police have kept the “accesses” to the embassy “taken” and that the electricity is “cut off”, something that was also reported by Omar González, another of the asylum seekers.
“Any attempt to invade or kidnap asylum seekers staying in our official residence will be severely condemned by the international community. Actions like these reinforce the conviction that fundamental human rights are not respected in Maduro’s Venezuela,” the Foreign Ministry warned.
Furthermore, the government of Javier Milei expressed “recognition to the sister Federative Republic of Brazil” for representing Argentine interests in Venezuela and thanked “its commitment and responsibility in guaranteeing the custody of Argentine properties in that country.”
Since August, Brazil has been in charge of the custody of the diplomatic headquarters of Argentina and Peru in Venezuela, as well as the representation of their interests and citizens in the country, after the expulsion of the members of both legations, after rejecting the proclamation of Maduro as the winner of the elections of July 28.
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