Uruguay–Venezuela relations
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Venezuela has an embassy in Montevideo.[1] Uruguay has an embassy in Caracas[2] and a consulate in Maracaibo.[3]
History
Historically, both countries were part of the
Relations between both countries are not easy. The ruling Broad Front had an official position of support for the regime of Nicolás Maduro, while opposition politicians flatly denounced its human rights violations. Lately, the Uruguayan diplomat Luis Almagro, who in his role as Secretary General of OAS denounced the Venezuelan situation, was facing harsh questioning inside his party.[5]
In September 2020, the Foreign Minister of the Uruguayan new center-right government of President Luis Lacalle Pou said that the Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro regime is a dictatorship and that Uruguay would no longer encourage dialogue with the Maduro regime.[6]
See also
- Foreign relations of Uruguay
- Foreign relations of Venezuela
- Elena Quinteros
- Uruguayans in Venezuela
- Venezuelans in Uruguay
References
- ^ "Embajada de Venezuela en Montevideo, Uruguay". embassy-finder.com.
- ^ S.L, Tutiempo Network. "Embajadas de Uruguay en Venezuela". www.embajada-consulado.com.
- ^ S.L, Tutiempo Network. "Consulados de Uruguay en Venezuela". www.embajada-consulado.com.
- ^ "Joint declaration of the G77". Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Almagro facing eventual expulsion from the Broad Front". El Observador. 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Uruguay Says Venezuela Is a Dictatorship and Will Discontinue Talks with Maduro | Diálogo Americas".
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