“By instructions of the President Nicolas Maduro, the ambassador of the European Union in our country, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, is declared as ‘persona no grata,’ she has 72 hours to leave Venezuela,” the foreign ministry said on Twitter. “Hopefully there will be reflection in the European Union, hopefully we will be able to rebuild the bridges of understanding, of dialogue, hopefully they will learn to respect,” Arreaza said, according to AFP.  Full Text -> Deutsche Welle (DW)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appointed Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yanez as the new ambassador to Bolivia after the inauguration of new Bolivian President Luis Arce. Pro-socialist Luis Arce last month announced his intention to normalize relations with Venezuela after their rapid deterioration following the 2019 opposition coup. By Mohammad Ali. Full Text -> Urdupoint

The stone in the shoe of the tense relations of the Spanish ambassador Jesús Silva with the government of Nicolás Maduro was the escape of the opposition Leopoldo López, who spent a year and a half in said diplomatic headquarters. Maduro runaway insulted the ambassador in this trill and committed him to López leaving for Madrid, where since last Monday, he has already been.

“We believe that the decision to give 72 hours to an ambassador with the EU in Caracas to leave the country will require the necessary measures of reciprocity but I can not define what it is going to be,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a news conference. “We will summon the ambassador of Nicolás Maduro to the EU institutions today. Let’s see after this meeting. At the moment, all options are on the table.” Full Text -> Start Tribune

The ambassador, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, has been given 72 hours to pack her bags. On Monday the European Council added 11 leading officials to its list of those subject to restrictive measures for “undermining democracy and the rule of law”. It accused them of acting against the National Assembly which is led by opposition leader Juan Guaidó. By Alasdair Sandford. Full Text-> Euronews

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed Belarus’ ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Switzerland and Venezuela on 25 June, BelTA has learned. Full Text -> BELTA

Switzerland blocked the transfer of funds by the son of one of Spain’s former ambassadors to Venezuela due to authorities’ inability to trace the legal origin of the funds. By Alexander Bueso. Full text-> Share Cast

Venezuela’s ambassador to Canada is working out of his Ottawa condo in an effort to avoid tensions with the embassy, which is staffed by political opponents loyal to socialist President Nicolas Maduro. By Justin Tang

 President Vladimir Putin has appointed Russian diplomat of Armenian descent Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov as the country’s Ambassador to Venezuela. Full text-> PanARMENIAN.Net