Venezuela responds to US overture

[Judi Lynn]

Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 October, 2004, 00:34 GMT 01:34 UK

Venezuela responds to US overture

Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel has welcomed a call by the US administration for improved ties.
Mr Rangel said dialogue could help resolve political differences between the two countries.

On Monday US Secretary of State Colin Powell said they should cooperate, after Hugo Chavez was confirmed as president in a referendum in August.

Relations have been tense since the Venezuelan leader - who accuses the US of imperialism - came to power in 1998.

Until now Washington has responded coolly to Mr Chavez's victory in the vote on his rule.

But on Monday, Mr Powell - who was on his way to Brazil - said: "We are looking forward to improving relations with Venezuela.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3718840.stm

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_Bush underwrote the coup, involved all even American military members, the ambassador Charles Shapiro who continued a program of agression


Charles Shapiro

and even public derision of Hugo Chavez, big payoffs to tons of Venezuelans from U.S. taxpayers' placed in NED, and USAID, etc., engineered strikes by the owners of companies, funded the recall, as well as vast propaganda campaigns, both in Venezuela and the U.S., and NOW it's time for Hugo Chavez to stop being so suspicious and show us a little friendship! Right.

Aw, c'mon, Hugo. Give us a little kiss! Don't be coy.

Hugo should watch these guys like a g'damned hawk.~~~

[allemand]

1. Nice to see Otto Reich defeated, for once. n/t

[sadiesworld]

2. Said the spider to the fly... n/t