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Washington has maintained a travel alert for Venezuela since February 2019.
Caracas.- The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry described this Monday as a "hostile act loaded with cynicism" and "propaganda" the new travel alert issued by the United States, in which it recommends its citizens not to travel to the Caribbean country and asks its nationals or permanent residents who are already there to leave it "immediately".
"The Bolivarian Republic categorically rejects the new travel alert issued by the United States Department of State, a hostile act loaded with cynicism, racism, and political propaganda, which seeks to fuel the permanent aggression campaign against our country," states a statement published on Telegram by the Foreign Minister, Yván Gil.
The U.S. reissued a travel advisory for Venezuela "to emphasize the extreme danger faced by U.S. citizens living or traveling" to the Caribbean nation.
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The warning recommends that Americans not travel to or remain in Venezuelan territory "due to the high risk of unjust detention, torture, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and deficient health infrastructure".
"While trying to discredit Venezuela with unfounded accusations, it is the US government itself that kidnaps, imprisons, and makes migrants disappear, including migrant children," reads the communication, which also demands the return of a two-year-old girl that Caracas denounces was separated from her mother before the woman boarded a repatriation flight.
According to the Venezuelan Government, this alert "does not seek to protect anyone", but rather, in their view, it is a "psychological warfare and disinformation tool".
"Venezuela is a country of peace. Those who wish to visit us with respect and a spirit of brotherhood will always find the doors of a dignified, sovereign, and revolutionary people open," the note states.
The U.S. argues that, by not having diplomatic personnel in the country, its ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens is limited.
In March of this year, Venezuela issued a "travel alert" to its citizens traveling to or transiting through the U.S. due to "the risks and conditions" that, it claims, "they could face in that country", following the recent deportation of migrants to El Salvador, under the Alien Enemies Act invoked by U.S. President Donald Trump.
