EU ambassador leaves Venezuela as persona non grata

HODAEIDAH, Feb. 28 (YPA) – The European Union’s ambassador to Venezuela, Isabel Brillanti, will leave the country on Tuesday after the Venezuelan government declared her an persona non grata, a diplomatic source told AFP.
On Wednesday, Caracas announced that it had decided to expel the Portuguese ambassador of the European Union, Isabel Brillante, in response to the bloc’s imposition of sanctions on 19 senior officials.

The European ambassador gave Caracas 72 hours to leave the country.

The diplomatic source revealed to “AFP” that the ambassador will not leave the country before Tuesday “for logistical reasons related to the availability of flights” from Caracas.
Brillanti has been the ambassador of the European Union in Caracas since 2017.