{"id":17319,"date":"2024-03-27T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/argentina-accuses-venezuela-of-cutting-power-to-its-embassy-after-meeting-with-opposition-leaders\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T12:46:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:46:45","slug":"argentina-accuses-venezuela-of-cutting-power-to-its-embassy-after-meeting-with-opposition-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/argentina-accuses-venezuela-of-cutting-power-to-its-embassy-after-meeting-with-opposition-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina accuses Venezuela of cutting power to its embassy after meeting with opposition leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Argentina on Tuesday accused Venezuela of cutting the electricity supply to its embassy in Caracas after the diplomatic mission hosted a meeting with the country\u2019s opposition leaders, the latest sign of souring relations between the two South American nations\u2019 ideologically opposed governments.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            In a\u00a0statement, the Office of\u00a0Argentine President Javier Milei claimed the embassy\u2019s power was turned off Monday in a \u201cdeliberate action that endangers the safety of Argentine diplomatic personnel and Venezuelan citizens under protection.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Argentine diplomats had invited the Venezuelan opposition leaders, who were not named in the statement,\u00a0to the mission out of concern stemming from \u201cthe deterioration of the institutional situation and the acts of harassment and persecution directed against political figures in Venezuela,\u201d it added.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Venezuela\u2019s opposition has accused Maduro\u2019s government of repressing its leaders and stifling any free and fair campaigning ahead of the country\u2019s presidential elections on July 28.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Maduro, who has ruled Venezuela since the death of his mentor President Hugo Chavez in\u00a02013, announced on March 17 that he\u2019s\u00a0running for re-election for another six-year term. It is unclear whether he will face any real challenge, as his main rival, Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, has been barred from standing over corruption allegations, which she denies.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Under Maduro\u2019s rule, Venezuela has suffered hyperinflation and an unprecedented economic collapse, deepened by\u00a0sanctions imposed by the United States in 2017\u00a0against its vital oil and gas sector.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            The US partially rolled back punitive measures on Caracas in late 2023 but in January reinstated economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company following the barring of Machado\u00a0from the election.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Colombia\u00a0and\u00a0Brazil\u00a0issued statements Tuesday expressing concern over the opposition\u2019s ability to fairly compete in the upcoming presidential contest.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Maduro on Tuesday criticized foreign governments which he claimed, \u201cseek to intervene in the internal affairs of Venezuela.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina on Tuesday accused Venezuela of cutting the electricity supply to its embassy in Caracas after the diplomatic mission hosted a meeting with the country\u2019s opposition leaders, the latest sign of souring relations between the two South American nations\u2019 ideologically opposed governments. 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