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Related: About this forumSpain files protest with Venezuela over president’s comments
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/spain-files-protest-with-venezuela-over-presidents-comments/2015/04/15/cd1c4d46-e372-11e4-ae0f-f8c46aa8c3a4_story.htmlMADRID The Spanish foreign ministry has summoned the Venezuelan ambassador to protest against comments by the Venezuelan president against Spain after the Spanish Parliament passed a motion calling for the release of opposition leaders jailed in the South American country.
The ministry said in a statement that Venezuelan ambassador Mario Isea was told Wednesday of Spains dislike and rejection of President Nicolas Maduros remarks. It said the government considered Maduros insults and threats intolerable.
Maduro had hit out at Spain for interfering in its affairs, calling Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy a racist and vowing to take unspecified retaliatory action.
His comments followed the approval late Tuesday by Spains Parliament of a motion calling on the Venezuelan government to release opposition leaders detained there.
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Spain files protest with Venezuela over president’s comments (Original Post)
Bacchus4.0
Apr 2015
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COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)1. Is there anyone left at whom Maduro
is not pissed off?
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)2. the chavista version of diplomacy is quite fascinating nt
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)6. Yep - it's "You're either against me or against me". nt
MADem
(135,425 posts)3. Maduro is circling the pan. Is he confusing his Powers of Decree with permission to run his mouth
in a stupid and unrestrained manner?
His political jailing of opposition leadership(s) cannot stand. It might be the thing that brings him down.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)4. I'm waiting to see if they hold parliamentary elections this year or not nt
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)7. I wouldn't hold my breath. nt
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)5. nt