G7 denounces presidential inauguration in Venezuela

OTTAWA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday denounced what they called a lack of democratic legitimacy in the inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier in the day.

"We reject Maduro's continued and repressive grasp at power at the expense of the Venezuelan people," said a statement issued by Canada, which is this year's G7 chair.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

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