The Venezuelan government has expelled El Salvador's diplomatic personnel to leave the country in a retaliatory move based on the "principle of reciprocity".
The move on Sunday came a day after the El Salvador government ordered the expulsion of Venezuelan diplomats as it recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of the South American country.
President Nayib Bukele in a statement on Saturday said that his government has given 48 hours to the entire diplomatic corps to leave the country.
"Applying the principle of reciprocity, Venezuela is expelling the diplomatic personnel of El Salvador in Caracas.