Caracas, July 28 (RHC)-- On Sunday, on the day of presidential elections, the Government of Venezuela denounced the siege of the Embassy of Caracas in Buenos Aires, where hundreds of Venezuelans residing in the southern nation cast their votes earlier in the day.

“We hold Milei responsible for the physical integrity of our diplomatic staff.  “We do not tolerate any threat”, the official added on the social network, where he responded to a post by the Argentine Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, who heads the siege and said she was in front of the Venezuelan Embassy “waiting for the results of the elections together with hundreds of people.

For her part, the Venezuelan ambassador in Argentina, Stella Lugo, issued a statement.  

The text reads: "We denounce the government of Javier Milei that in the midst of its desperation, it threatens to invade the Vzla embassy in Argentina, constituting a violation of the Vienna Convention. We hold Milei responsible for the physical integrity of our diplomatic staff.  WE DO NOT TOLERATE ANY THREAT and hold you responsible for any aggression against our Embassy, ​​our diplomatic staff, local staff and the members of the polling stations still in the Embassy.  Today we had a beautiful election day and you intend to cloud it," said the diplomat.