A biker passing by the entrance of the Argentinian embassy in Caracas. Photo: AFP.
Venezuela has taken the decision to revoke, with immediate effect, the approval granted to the government of Brazil to exercise the representation of the interests of the Republic of Argentina and its nationals in Venezuelan territory and the custody of the premises of the diplomatic mission, including its assets and archives. This was announced through a statement released by the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday, September 7.
The foreign affairs minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, reported that the concerned states have been notified of the decision through diplomatic channels.
“Venezuela is forced to take this decision, given the existing evidence regarding the use of the facilities of this diplomatic mission for the planning of terrorist activities and assassination attempts against the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez by the fugitives from Venezuelan judiciary who are staying within the premises.”
Unofficial translation of the statement is provided below:
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has taken the decision to revoke, with immediate effect, the approval granted to the government of the Federative Republic of Brazil to exercise the representation of the interests of the Republic of Argentina and its nationals in Venezuelan territory and the custody of the premises of the diplomatic mission, including its assets and archives, as announced in the joint statement dated August 5, 2024. The concerned states concerned have been notified of this decision through diplomatic channels.
Venezuela is forced to take this decision, given the existing evidence of the use of the facilities of this diplomatic mission for the planning of terrorist activities and assassination attempts against the Constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, and the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, by the fugitives from the Venezuelan judiciary who are staying within it.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as the receiving State, adopts this measure in accordance with and in full compliance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.
Caracas, September 7, 2024
Brazil responds
The Brazilian government reported on its website that it received the notification of the revocation of Venezuela’s consent for Brazil to safeguard Argentina’s diplomatic interests in Venezuela.
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry noted that in accordance with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations, Brazil will continue to safeguard and defend Argentina’s diplomatic mission in Venezuela until the Argentinian government designates another State acceptable for the Venezuelan government to exercise these functions.
The Brazilian government highlighted the inviolability of the premises of the Argentinian diplomatic mission, which currently houses six Venezuelan extreme-right coup plotters seeking asylum from the government of Argentina in order to evade justice.
(Últimas Noticias) by Carlos Eduardo Sánchez
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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