Caracas has declared German Ambassador to Venezuela Daniel Kriener persona non grata due to his repeated attempts to interfere in the country's internal affairs, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has announced, Sputnik reported.

Arreaza made the announcement on his Twitter account on Wednesday morning, accompanying the post with a copy of the letter explaining the decision.

"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will make public the decision to declare Daniel Martin Kriener, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, persona non grata because of his periodic interference in the country's internal affairs, which is a clear violation of the norms of diplomatic relations," the statement accompanying the tweet said.

"Venezuela is free and independent, so the actions of diplomatic representatives which support intervention in matters of exclusive competence of the people and the authorities of the Venezuelan state, are not and will not be accepted. Consequently, Mr. Kriener is given a period of 48 hours to leave Venezuela," it added.

The German foreign ministry confirmed Wednesday that its ambassador had been expelled, with a spokesperson saying Berlin was consulting with allies in formulating a response.