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Venezuela Expels Head Of EU Delegation As Brussels Implements Sanctions

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Wires and social media reporting that Venezuelan Foreign Minster Jorge Arreaza has provided head of the EU's delegation to the country a 'persona non grata' letter with Isabel Brilhante Pedroza now having 72 hours to leave the country.

  • Comes days after Brussels placed sanctions on 19 individuals - including army generals and supreme court judges - involved in the December 2020 legislative elections, described as undemocratic and fraudulent by western observers. The sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans.

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