Venezuela Objects to American Sanctions
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Venezuela's information minister on Saturday criticized a U.S. plan to withdraw support for &#36;250 million in loan requests by his country because of its alleged role in the international trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation.
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By Patrick Markey CARACAS, Venezuela  - The U.S. government mustrespect Venezuela's sovereignty and stop meddling if it wantsto improve ties with its fourth-largest oil supplier, ForeignMinister Ali Rodriguez said on Wednesday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - The United States should  build on its mutually reliant energy ties with oil supplier  Venezuela and seek better cooperation with President Hugo  Chavez to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking, three U.S.  senators said on Monday.
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Venezuela accused U.S. anti-drug agents Friday of collaborating with traffickers and rejected Washington's allegations that rampant corruption has allowed illegal drug smuggling to thrive in the South American country.
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December 25, 2004âPresident Chavez said that Venezuela will offer China greater access to Venezuelan resources, such as oil, natural gas, and related products, in an effort to reduce Venezuelan dependency on the US market.
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Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other regional leaders are expected to criticize Venezuela's recent crackdown on independent media at a regional meeting next week, a U.S. official said on Friday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his antagonist U.S. President George W. Bush to help him secure the release of hostages, including three Americans, held by Colombia's FARC rebels.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's foreign minister   said on Saturday that U.S. authorities detained him briefly at   New York's JFK airport in an action he called a violation of   international law.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said the government of Colombia was plotting with the United States to attack Venezuela, the same day Colombia hosted U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 22 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's blistering attack on President Bush at the United Nations this week marked a striking crescendo in a campaign to project Venezuela as a country with the global reach to counter American initiatives.
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Oilfield services company Halliburton Co.  said on Sunday it is committed to doing business in Venezuela, in an effort to clarify some comments its chief financial officer made earlier to investors.
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The State Department expressed concern Monday about reports that Venezuela is harboring leftist rebels from Colombia, and it urged the Caracas government to take action against any who are linked to U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela Friday dismissed  as "impertinence" U.S. criticism of its plans to buy Russian  rifles and helicopters and suggested Washington was just sore  it was not buying U.S. weapons.
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The State Department's second-ranking official said Friday the future of U.S. relations with Venezuela could hinge on whether that country tones down its anti-American rhetoric.
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CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez of Venezuela has long pledged to buck Washington-backed economic policies in Latin America. Now, two months after winning reelection and consolidating his hold on the country with new powers to rule by decree, he is strengthening economic ties in the region in a bid to limit U.S. influence....
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The United States and Spain on Friday demanded Venezuelan President Hugo reopen an anti-government television station he banned and accused him of repressing free speech.