Colombian Consular Staff Leaves Venezuela By Crossing Border By Foot - Correspondent

Sumaira FH Published February 25, 2019 | 03:24 AM

SAN ANTONIO (Venezuela) (UrduPoint news / Sputnik - 25th February, 2019) Three consular employees of the Colombian diplomatic mission together with their families left Venezuela on Sunday, crossing the border by foot, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

The diplomats, accompanied by Venezuelan police, crossed the border in the city of San Antonio del Tachira.

On Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro severed diplomatic and political relations with Colombia, ordering diplomats to leave the country in 24 hours.

The decision came amid attempts of the Venezuelan opposition led by self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido to force unauthorized humanitarian aid, which Caracas sees as a ploy to topple the legitimate government, into the country. Colombia is a host to a hub for such relief and an active supporter of unauthorized aid deliveries.