"Our point is that today there is a climate of violence, an atmosphere of intimidation... Just think about it, we have had smoke bombs thrown at the mission, we have had our consulates...violence in front of them, individuals have been targeted and intimidated, there are posters put up about people...," he said. All this forced the country to temporarily suspend visa operations in Canada. "It's not something we would have liked to do. It is just that they made it very difficult for us to operate those services," the minister said.
