Following accusations leveled by President Nicolas Maduro that the Spanish government is assisting attempts to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution, Spain recalled its ambassador to the South American nation. In his weekly television address, Maduro charged that opposition forces were receiving logistic, political, and diplomatic support from Madrid. The latest row between the two countries arose when the Spanish parliament approved a motion calling on Venezuelan to released opposition leaders jailed for directly inciting violence in last year's anti-government disturbances. teleSUR
