CARACAS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia told his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde to stop interfering in his country's internal affairs after the diplomat criticized the situation in the nation, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said Friday.

"Mrs. @AnnLinde stop interfering in my country's internal politics; from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela we reject the unfounded comments of the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Sweden," Plasencia posted on his Twitter account.

The official was responding to a publication by Linde on March 24, where she claimed to have been in communication with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and called for "quick negotiations."

"We regret this provocation by the Government of Sweden that ignores our democracy and sovereignty," Plasencia said, noting that "no one will be able to divert Venezuela from its determined path of comprehensive development and well-being."

The official added that "the efforts of President @NicolasMaduro in favor of dialogue are the real triumph that guarantees tranquility and peace."

On March 7, the Venezuelan president made public his decision to reactivate the national dialogue process with all the political sectors of the South American country.