委內瑞拉召回駐美最高外交使節大綱

Venezuela's president has recalled the country's top diplomat from the United States to protest a U.S. decree imposing sanctions on several top officials and calling Venezuela a security threat.

President Nicolas Maduro made the announcement Wednesday at a ceremony organized to condemn the decree, which was made initially last year and renewed last week.

Maduro complained that the United States displayed condescension and double standards.

The U.S. and Venezuela have not had ambassador-level diplomatic relations since 2010. Venezuela approved charge d'affaires Maximilien Arvelaiz as ambassador to Washington last year, but the U.S. Department of State has not approved him.

Relations between the U.S. and Venezuela have been tense for some time over Caracas' accusations that the United States meddles in Latin American affairs.委內瑞拉總統召回駐美最高外交官，以抗議美國的一項政令。該政令對幾名委內瑞拉高層官員實施制裁，並將委內瑞拉稱爲“安全威脅”。

委內瑞拉總統馬杜羅在星期三一次譴責這項政令的活動中宣佈了這一決定。美國最初於去年下達有關政令，並於上週予以延期。

馬杜羅指責美國態度傲慢，奉行雙重原則。

自2010年以來，美國和委內瑞拉一直沒有大使級外交關係。委內瑞拉去年任命代辦阿維萊斯爲駐美大使，但美國國務院沒有批准。

由於委內瑞拉指責美國干涉拉丁美洲事務，美國和委內瑞拉之間的關係一直處於緊張狀態。