EFE : Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela's National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC ) announced on Sunday the resumption of flights to the Dominican Republic, which had been suspended since July 2024 following questions from several countries regarding the proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential elections.
"The INAC reports the resumption of commercial air operations for passengers, cargo and mail to and from the Dominican Republic," the institution stated on its Instagram account, without confirming whether the measure takes effect immediately or providing further information.
These operations were suspended by order of the Maduro Executive since July 31 of last year, when it also closed the air connection with Panama, in response to what it considered at the time as "interference actions" by these countries in relation to the presidential elections held that month in the Caribbean nation.
The measure also responded to "the presumption of the use of civil aviation for purposes incompatible with the principles of security," according to Chavismo.
The governments of Panama and the Dominican Republic, along with those of Uruguay, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Peru, had expressed their deep concern about the development of the presidential elections, and demanded a full review of the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which declared Maduro the winner, which the majority opposition denounced as "fraudulent".
Subsequently, Caracas demanded that Panama and the Dominican Republic, among other Latin American countries, "immediately withdraw their representatives from Venezuelan territory," in rejection of their "interventionist actions and statements" regarding the presidential elections.
Likewise, Venezuela decided to "withdraw all diplomatic personnel from missions" in those nations.
On May 27, commercial flights between Panama and Venezuela resumed, although diplomatic relations between the two countries remain on hold, as they do with the Dominican Republic.
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