TORONTO – Canada suspended operations at its embassy in Venezuela on Sunday, saying the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro regime would not renew visas for its diplomats. Therefore, we are left with no choice but to temporarily suspend our operations at the Embassy of Canada to Venezuela, effective immediately.”Freeland said Canada is evaluating the status of Venezuelan diplomats appointed by the Maduro regime to Canada. Canada has played a key role within the Lima Group, which is made up of nearly a dozen Latin American nations and Canada. Freeland said Canada will continue to speak out against the Maduro regime. Freeland is attending a Lima Group meeting in New York on Monday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 02, 2019 22:30 UTC