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Costa Rica fires ambassador in Venezuela after vocal support of Maduro
Source: Reuters
Costa Rica fires ambassador in Venezuela after vocal support of Maduro
SAN JOSE Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:24am EDT
(Reuters) - Costa Rica fired its ambassador in Venezuela after the diplomat gave an interview in which he defended the Venezuelan government, the Central American country said on Wednesday.
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis had said that the government did not share the opinion of ambassador Federico Picado, whose interview with local newspaper La Nacion was published last weekend.
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In the interview, Picado, who had been in Caracas for two months, asserted that a shortage of basic products was due to "political factors" and "big business" trying to destabilize the country and hurt the government's credibility.
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SAN JOSE Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:24am EDT
(Reuters) - Costa Rica fired its ambassador in Venezuela after the diplomat gave an interview in which he defended the Venezuelan government, the Central American country said on Wednesday.
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis had said that the government did not share the opinion of ambassador Federico Picado, whose interview with local newspaper La Nacion was published last weekend.
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In the interview, Picado, who had been in Caracas for two months, asserted that a shortage of basic products was due to "political factors" and "big business" trying to destabilize the country and hurt the government's credibility.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-costa-rica-venezuela-idUSKBN0MM0EW20150326
