the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, announced late Wednesday night local time, that all us diplomats have 72 hours to leave the country.
he said, according to the news agency Reuters to supporters in front of the presidential palace in the capital, Caracas.
the Interruption of the diplomatic relations, according to the leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, a second place in the capital the same evening declared Maduro set aside and declared himself interim president.
the UNITED states declared immediately its support for the Guaidó.
– today, I recognise officially the president of Venezuela’s national assembly, Juan Guaidó, as interim president of Venezuela, says the president of the UNITED states, Donald Trump, in a press release from The White House.
– People in Venezuela have bravely put themselves up against Maduro and his regime and demanded freedom and legal certainty, adds the president.
There have been violent demonstrations against president Maduro. PHOTO by YURI CORTEZ / AFP
the Outlook was Maduro to draw a line in the sand and ordered the us diplomats thrown out of the country.
on the Night of Thursday local time notify the us secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, that the UNITED states does not intend to follow Maduro’s order and withdraw its diplomats home.
the UNITED states, namely, only directions from Juan Guaidó and not Nicolas Maduro, reads the explanatory memorandum from Mike Pompeo.
the UNITED states is not the only one to express support for Juan Guaidó.
the Same support coming from the EU, as well as a number of countries including Canada, Brazil and Argentina. The EU said that the venezuelan people’s voice can not be ignored.
the Opposite has Maduro still support from Mexico, Cuba and Bolivia.
Nicolas Maduro is accusing the opposition in the country to try to commit a coup.
According to the AFP news agency is the riot police attacked on the protesters, who have blocked a road in a suburb of Caracas.
There is been used tear gas and rubber bullets, writes AFP on the basis of reports from the agency’s reporters on the spot.