Venezuela expels German ambassador

By Ayhan Simsek

BERLIN (AA) - Venezuela has asked Germany’s ambassador to leave the country Wednesday after accusing him of intervening in the country’s internal affairs.

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza accused Daniel Kriener of “repeated acts of interference in the country’s internal affairs" and posted a government statement on Twitter saying that said he was given 48 hours to leave Venezuela.

The ambassador "has been declared persona non grata,” a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said, adding that the German government is currently in talks with partners on the issue.