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The revolutionary government has not given up in its pressure against Spain after the attack led yesterday by Nicolás Maduro against Minister

Arancha González Laya

.

"A whole staging of the endless work on the obsession with Venezuela. They say from the rooftops that they want to help in the dialogue, but they cancel themselves with the actions. What a paradox", harangued the Bolivarian Foreign Minister,

Jorge Arreaza

, in his social media.

Previously, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs did not want to play the game of the 'president of the people', responding to journalists in Bogotá that

"the same respect that I preach is the same respect that I demand, neither more nor less."

At the symbolic Simón Bolívar International Bridge, the Minister of Foreign Affairs measured her statements to the maximum ("I am not here to criticize or give lessons to Venezuela, we are here to give an answer. Cutting bridges and expelling ambassadors does not help dialogue. Spain is betting for dialogue in a political conflict that Venezuelans have to resolve ").

A few words that did not prevent the outburst of fury of the Chavista hierarch, despite being immersed in another diplomatic scuffle with the European Union (EU). "The Spanish Foreign Minister (to the border) is going to declare in favor of Colombia's xenophobic policy in against Venezuela (...)

Out of Latin America, Foreign Minister of Spain!

Enough of humiliation against Venezuela! ", snapped the 'son of Chávez'.

The Chavista chief assured that he will review "thoroughly" all relations between the two countries, "at all levels."

In diplomatic circles in Caracas there is doubt, however, that the escalation will cause the rupture of relations between the two countries.

Currently, Spain maintains in Caracas the diplomat

Juan Fernández Trigo

, former ambassador in Havana, but in his capacity as charge d'affaires.

The European ambassador expelled from Caracas, the Portuguese Isabel Brilhante, has already exhausted the 72 hours that the Bolivarian Government granted her due to the difficulties to fly to Europe in the midst of the pandemic.

"Jorge Arreaza, I think what you have defined is your dictatorship: he always talks about dialogue but he cancels himself with his actions. This is how criminal dictatorships act,"

Carlos Vecchio

,

Juan Guaidó's

ambassador to the

United States,

responded

to the Bolivarian Foreign Minister.

"Maduro is annoyed that the foreign minister of Spain is in Cúcuta watching the drama that his regime has generated. But how he loves to have Zapatero paid with money from Venezuelans lobbying the world to stay in power," protested

Eduardo Battistini

, leader of the opposition Primero Justicia.

The new Joe Biden administration, for its part, maintains a firm stance against Caracas.

According to the Reuters agency, based on statements by a Washington official, he is in no hurry to lift the sanctions and it would only be carried out if Maduro "is willing to take serious measures."

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