"In the face of the unlawful abduction and expulsion by the Colombian authorities of Venezuelan citizen Carlos Pino, an employee of our embassy in Bogota, we announce the expulsion of Juan Carlos Perez Villamsar, a Colombian consular officer without accreditation," wrote Arresa on his Twitter page.

Ante la arbitraria medida de secuestro y expulsión parte de las autoridades colombian del ciudadano venezolano carlos pino, funcionario de nuestra embajada en bogotá, anunciamos la expulsión de Juan pic.twitter.com/QOyg0DDHTx

- Jorge Arreaza M (@jaarreaza) December 20, 2018

In late October, the Colombian leader, Ivan Duque, called for the international isolation of Venezuela due to the flow of migrants from that country.