mo4ch:>Venezuela names German ambassador ‘persona non grata’ for ‘interference in its internal affairs’ | Mo4ch News
The Venezuelan authorities have declared the German ambassador Daniel Kriener persona non grata over what it called “interference into its internal affairs."Germany’s envoy has become the first European diplomat to be expelled from the Latin American state amid the ongoing escalation of tensions between Caracas and Washington and its allies, supporting a self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido, who challenges the rule of elected leader Nicolas Maduro.“Venezuela considers its unacceptable that a foreign diplomat … plays a public role on its territory, which is more typical for a political leader, who clearly supports the conspiracy agenda of the extremist parts of the Venezuelan opposition,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement explaining its decision.Kriener was granted a period of 48 hours to leave the territory of Venezuela, the statement said.The ambassador’s actions “contradicted the essential norms … of diplomatic relations” and are considered “hostile and unfrie…