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Mexican Foreign Office requests inquest into ambassador's abduction

Mexico's Public Security Secretariat "helped deal with such delicate situation"

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Monday January 30, 2012 04:51 PM

The Mexican Press Office disclosed on Monday a press release thanking the Venezuelan government for "its endeavors at helping to find and release" Mexican Ambassador to Venezuela Carlos Pujalte Piñeiro.

Also, the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SFA) reported that "it has requested the Government of Venezuela to carry out a thorough investigation to clarify these facts; at the same time, it is willing to cooperate with this task."

The SFA confirmed that the ambassador and his wife "were kidnapped yesterday (Sunday) evening in the city of Caracas." Fortunately, "very early in the morning (Monday), they were released and they are in good health. The Foreign Office is pleased with it."

"In dealing with this delicate situation, the timely advice of the Public Security Secretariat was of particular importance," they added.

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