The Venezuelan ambassador has already left Spain after being called for consultations by Nicolás Maduro

The Venezuelan ambassador in Madrid, Gladys Gutierrezhas already left Spain after being called this Friday for consultations on Thursday by the Government of Nicolas Madurowhich denounced “insolent, interventionist and rude” statements by the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles.

Hours after Robles referred to the Venezuelan government as a “dictatorship,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Venezuelan announced that he was summoning the Spanish ambassador in Caracas, Ramon Santosand called his representative for consultations in Madridwithout going into further details.

The call for ambassadors is usually the first step for the breakup of relationshipsas requested by the National Assembly of Venezuela this Thursday. However, everything will depend on what they explain to the Spanish ambassador in the South American country.

In any case, the Venezuelans residing in SpainThey will be left without their ambassador for a few weeks, the duration of the call for consultations. However, the rest of the officials of the Embassy They will continue with their normal activity unless otherwise instructed.

The Venezuelan ambassador already has left from Spainaccording to sources familiar with the trip consulted by Europa Press, while it remains pending in Caracas the meeting of the Spanish ambassador with a representative of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.

This diplomatic retaliation adds to the call by the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguezto review bilateral relations with Spain in response to the approval in the Congress of Deputies of a proposal calling for the recognition of opposition leader Edmundo González as president-elect. Rodríguez compared this initiative with a “declaration of war».