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                           Venezuela Summons US Envoy

   by VOA News

   The State Department has confirmed that the head of the U.S. diplomatic
   mission in Caracas was summoned to a meeting with Venezuela's foreign
   minister.

   Venezuela says it summoned U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Lee McClenny to meet
   with Foreign Relations Minister Delcy Rodriguez as tensions between the
   two countries is on the rise.  State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf
   confirmed the meeting Monday, but added no details.

   President Nicolas Maduro claimed Saturday that Venezuela has detained
   American spies, including what he said was a U.S. pilot of Latino
   origin.

   Apparently in response, Maduro announced measures against U.S.
   diplomats and tourists, including a promise to limit the number of
   diplomats and impose a tourist visa requirement.

   The Venezuelan president often criticizes the United States for what he
   says is meddling in his country's affairs.  The United States has not
   exchanged ambassadors with the socialist South American country since
   2010.

   Meanwhile, four American missionaries from North Dakota, detained and
   deported from Venezuela last week, are recovering on the nearby island
   of Aruba.  It is unclear whether the missionaries were the Americans
   Maduro was referring to when he said the government had arrested U.S.
   citizens engaged in espionage.
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