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U.S. says Venezuelan government interfering in new National Assembly
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Jan 4, 2016 8:13pm EST
U.S. says Venezuelan government interfering in new National Assembly
WASHINGTON
The United States expressed concern on Monday that the Venezuelan government is trying to obstruct the actions of the country's National Assembly, which convenes on Tuesday for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.
"We are concerned by the Venezuelan government's efforts to interfere with the newly elected National Assembly exercising its constitutionally mandated duties," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters, without giving details.
President Nicolas Maduro responded saying that Venezuela would "not accept imperialism."
"Why does the State Department and the U.S. government care about the installation of the National Assembly?" Maduro said during a television address on Monday evening.
In a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, Senator Robert Menendez, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he was deeply troubled by attempts by Maduro's government to "reverse the results" of the National Assembly elections.
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U.S. says Venezuelan government interfering in new National Assembly
WASHINGTON
The United States expressed concern on Monday that the Venezuelan government is trying to obstruct the actions of the country's National Assembly, which convenes on Tuesday for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.
"We are concerned by the Venezuelan government's efforts to interfere with the newly elected National Assembly exercising its constitutionally mandated duties," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters, without giving details.
President Nicolas Maduro responded saying that Venezuela would "not accept imperialism."
"Why does the State Department and the U.S. government care about the installation of the National Assembly?" Maduro said during a television address on Monday evening.
In a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, Senator Robert Menendez, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he was deeply troubled by attempts by Maduro's government to "reverse the results" of the National Assembly elections.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-usa-idUSKBN0UI1Y520160105