The president-elect of Guatemala said he was blocked Saturday from entering Venezuela where he planned to meet opposition leader Juan Guaid, who is seeking to oust socialist President Nicols Maduro.
The commercial flight carrying Alejandro Giammattei, who takes office in Guatemala on January 14, made an early morning landing at the airport near Caracas, but his visit ended there.
"They didn't allow our entry into Venezuela," Giammattei said in a video posted on Twitter. "They escorted us to the gate and put us on the returning plane."