The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Yván Gil, gave free rein to diplomatic sarcasm to express his rejection of the US State Department for meeting with the fugitive from justice Dinorah Figuera, whom Washington still recognizes as the supposed president of Parliament .
Through his account on the social network twitter, the Venezuelan foreign minister wrote: “We wish the greatest success to @statedept in building relations with Narnia. I find it laughable that confirms the childish efforts of the US to promote a failed political and diplomatic fantasy.
In his trill, Gil questioned the announcement by Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, who applauded Figuera’s meeting with an unknown State Department official.
Nichols stated that from Washington, they continue to support the “efforts of the National Assembly (null) to return to Venezuela the democracy that its people deserve.”
On repeated occasions, the Venezuelan government has extended its willingness to normalize its relations with its US counterpart, but “childish” attitudes such as those demonstrated by their administrations have prevented high-level negotiations from being reached.
Dinorah Figuera is a fugitive from Venezuelan justice residing in Madrid, Spain, a country to which her extradition has been requested. She is accused by the Venezuelan prosecutor for the crimes of usurpation of functions, treason and theft of assets.
