Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday, March 5, his government was breaking diplomatic relations with Panama after the country called a meeting of North and Latin American nations over protests in Caracas.
Writing on Twitter, Panama President Ricardo Martinelli said that the move was “surprising,” adding: “Panama only longs for our sister country to find peace and strengthen its democracy.”
Earlier, during a ceremony marking the anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death, Maduro said he had also decided to freeze all trade and economic ties with the Central American nation.
