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Paraguay accuses Chavez of meddling, withdraws envoy
Source: Reuters
Paraguay accuses Chavez of meddling, withdraws envoy
ASUNCION | Wed Jul 4, 2012 6:25pm EDT
(Reuters) - Paraguay's new government ordered home its ambassador in Venezuela on Wednesday after accusing President Hugo Chavez's government of meddling in an attempt avert the impeachment of the leftist Paraguayan president's last month.
The swift impeachment of Paraguay's former President Fernando Lugo drew strong criticism from left-leaning governments in South America. Chavez ordered Venezuela's ambassador to leave Paraguay and halted oil shipments in protest.
Paraguay's new defense minister, Maria Liz Garcia, has accused Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro of participating in a meeting with senior Paraguayan military officials during the two-day process that ousted Lugo.
Garcia, who was appointed by new center-right President Federico Franco, said several days ago she had information that Maduro had urged the military officials to intervene to stop Lugo from being removed from office by Congress.
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ASUNCION | Wed Jul 4, 2012 6:25pm EDT
(Reuters) - Paraguay's new government ordered home its ambassador in Venezuela on Wednesday after accusing President Hugo Chavez's government of meddling in an attempt avert the impeachment of the leftist Paraguayan president's last month.
The swift impeachment of Paraguay's former President Fernando Lugo drew strong criticism from left-leaning governments in South America. Chavez ordered Venezuela's ambassador to leave Paraguay and halted oil shipments in protest.
Paraguay's new defense minister, Maria Liz Garcia, has accused Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro of participating in a meeting with senior Paraguayan military officials during the two-day process that ousted Lugo.
Garcia, who was appointed by new center-right President Federico Franco, said several days ago she had information that Maduro had urged the military officials to intervene to stop Lugo from being removed from office by Congress.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/04/us-paraguay-venezuela-idUSBRE8630R520120704
