CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wed–nesday (Thursday in Manila) his government was breaking diplomatic relations with Panama after the country called a meeting of North and Latin American nations over protests in Caracas.

Writing on Twitter, Panama President Ricardo Martinelli said that the move was “surprising,” adding: “Panama only longs for our sister country to find peace and strengthen its democracy.”

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