translated from Spanish: Venezuela expels the last U.S. diplomats.

“the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reports to the public of its decision to concluding the talks between the Government of the United States and the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela about a possible agreement for the mutual establishment of offices of interest after the breakdown of relations diplomatic”, announced the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry in a statement.
As a result, says the Foreign Ministry, and “once exhausted the original deadline of 30 days and the subsequent extension of 15 additional days, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has resolved not to grant a new extension for the permanence of diplomatic agents Americans still present in the country”.
“Due to which, as of March 11, 2019, it has required the US Government exit from the national territory from the personal remnants of its former Embassy in Caracas in the term of the next 72 hours, counted from 00: 00 hours of the March 12 in 2019, “he added.
“Risks for peace, integrity and stability of the country” the Ministry Jorge Arreaza directs considers that “the permanence in Venezuelan territory of personnel entails risks for peace, integrity and stability of the country, as it has been hinted in” numerous opportunities for various spokesmen for the highest level of the administration of Trump”.
In particular, he mentions that U.S. officials “have threatened the use of military force on the pretext of protecting its diplomatic staff in Caracas”.
“It’s the same officials who have systematically lied to the world about the reality of Venezuela”, it adds the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that all options are on the table, and does not exclude a military intervention, but the head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, criticized this position before the United Nations Security Council:” We believe that no military action, from inside or outside of the country, would be acceptable,”he said Tuesday.
Door open to resume the dialogue despite everything the Government of ripe not close the door to resume dialogue, although it clarifies that ‘there will to restart talks on the eventual establishment of offices of interests, the same shall move through the respective representations to United Nations”.
“In addition, Venezuela remains unchanged willingness to maintain channels of communication and dialogue with the Government of the United States, provided a relationship of equality and mutual respect is maintained during the same”, he added.
The Secretary of State of United States, Mike Pompeo, had already announced on Monday (10.03.2019) that American power would withdraw this week to the diplomatic staff remaining in the Caribbean nation.
I pompeo explained that this decision “reflects the deterioration of the situation in Venezuela”, although it is also due to that “the presence of the diplomatic staff at the Embassy has become a constraint to American policy”.
Mature ordered to sever relations with United States on 23 January, when the Government of Donald Trump to recognize the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim President of Venezuela in response to the decision of starting a second Bolivarian leader mandate that has been questioned by many countries.
After that break, started the now closed bilateral dialogue to consider the creation of an office in Caracas and Washington that gamblers the interests of both countries until diplomatic relations were normalized itself.
New U.S. sanctions shortly before the announcement of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, the delegate of the United States to Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, warned that “very soon” will have “significant” additional sanctions against the Government-related financial institutions in Caracas.
Abrams also warned in a press conference that “additional visas reversals” against people close to Nicolas Maduro will be issued.
Abrams explained that the decision to withdraw us diplomats remaining in the country is in line with the stance taken by Washington when ordered, at the end of January, the return of their workers “non-essential” after recognition of the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as Acting President.
The State Department already ordered in January its “non-essential” diplomatic personnel who leave Venezuela once guided “President charge” of the country autoproclamara.

Original source in Spanish

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