1st LD Writethru: Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Paraguay

CARACAS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Monday severed diplomatic relations with Paraguay and recalled its diplomatic personnel from the country in protest against Paraguayan President Santiago Pena's support for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has decided, in full exercise of its sovereignty, to break diplomatic relations with th