Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Howe Asia 20 said the government will no longer by Roberta Jacobson, a senior U.S. diplomat to expand informal communication with the United States, because the name of the senior U.S. official in charge of Western Hemisphere Affairs previous position support for the presidential candidate of the opposition camp Enrique Capri Royce.
Relations with the United States diplomatic and consular reserved
Hao Ya, said at a news conference on the same day, Jacobson previously published on the Venezuelan presidential election scheduled to be held on the 14th of next month "interventionist remarks" violation of Venezuela's national sovereignty.
Jacobson previously a media interview, when asked about the appointed leader of the opposition Capri-Royce can win the presidential election, said: "Anyone can win ... Capri Royce will make a good president, but we (the U.S.) is not the favorite person. "she said at the same time hope that the presidential election" open, fair and transparent ".
Hao Ya finds Jacobson inadvertently tell the truth, that she supported the Capri-Royce.
"This communication channels from now interrupt until clear message that the United States decided to keep what types of relationships with Venezuela," said Hao Ya, "Jacobsen few comments ... does not make any sense in continuing a waste of our time. "
According to Hao Ya, appointed government official "stop Jacobson, his wife last November to establish contact and communication channels, but will retain the diplomatic and consular relations with the United States.
The U.S. embassy in committee, did not respond to this decision.
Chavez during his lifetime has repeatedly denounced the United States
Chavez administration, committee-US relations have been strained between the two countries since July 2010 there has been no exchange of ambassadors, charge d'affaires at present only. Chavez was seriously ill before and after the United States has been seeking to improve relations with Venezuela. The two sides in the second half of last year to establish channels of dialogue to improve bilateral relations.
Chavez died on the 5th of this month after the appointment of the government to expel two U.S. ambassador to appoint Embassy military attache, identified them of spying, trying to undermine Venezuela's stability, triggering tension in the relations between the two countries.
Chavez appointed councils as president for 14 years, far-reaching implications. His lifetime from time to time to express an anti-US rhetoric, repeatedly called the U.S. "empire", the United Nations General Assembly, said former U.S. President George · W · Bush "the devil".
Britain's Barclays Bank released a report on the 18th of this month, mentioned in the the Venezuela data analysis company recently made the poll. The results showed that 49.2% of voters support Maduro, 34.8% even behind the Capri-Royce, the gap between the two sides of the 14 percent.
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The appointed US relations or further deterioration
Some analysts believe that the informal channels of dialogue maintained between Jacobson Venezuela cut off bilateral relations could deteriorate further.
Hao Ya, appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the 20th again at a news conference to identify the former ambassador to appoint diplomats to hire armed personnel, plotting to assassinate the leader of the opposition Capri Royce, an attempt to create a domestic political chaos in Venezuela. "We hope to correct these practices, the United States to stop interfering."
Head of Latin American Studies Program of the United States, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,, Cynthia A Ensen said, Venezuela's increasing doubts will bring more difficulties relations between the two countries. "Regardless of whether it (the appointment of government) believe that those (murder Capri Royce) allegations, or politically motivated allegations, will make the relations between the two countries has become more trouble."
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