Chilean President Gabriel Boric recalled his country's ambassador in Caracas for consultations, he said in a post on messaging platform X on Thursday, citing "irresponsible" remarks by Venezuela's foreign minister about criminal organization Tren de Aragua.

Tren de Aragua, meaning Train from Aragua, is the name of Venezuela's most prolific gang.

Earlier this week, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil denied the existence of the transnational criminal gang during a conversation with his Colombian counterpart Luis Gilberto Murillo.

Boric said the Venezuelan foreign minister's remarks "are worrying and constitute a serious insult to those who have been victims of this organization."

(With input from agencies)