Venezuela Recalls Ambassadors Amid Diplomatic Row with Spain

Venezuela has recalled its ambassador to Spain while also summoning Spain's ambassador to Venezuela, intensifying a diplomatic clash. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil pointed to 'insolent, interventionist and rude' remarks by Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles, who labeled the Venezuelan government a 'dictatorship'.

Venezuela has heightened a diplomatic dispute by recalling its ambassador to Spain and summoning Spain's ambassador to Venezuela, according to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil.

Posting on Telegram, Gil criticized Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles for her 'insolent, interventionist and rude' comments referring to Venezuela's government as a 'dictatorship'.

The remarks have escalated tensions between the two nations, drawing significant attention from international observers.

(With inputs from agencies.)