Chavez brushes aside U.S. on arms deals
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his oil-rich nation will sign major arms deals in Moscow to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, and he slammed U.S. criticism of the weapons sales.
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President Hugo Chavez said oil and gas deals he recently signed with the Chinese, part of a strategy to reduce reliance on U.S. export markets, will boost trade with the Asian country to nearly &#36;3 billion next year.
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The verbal attacks Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched against President Bush should not affect diplomatic relations between the countries, the U.S. ambassador said Monday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday that Colombia's long guerrilla war had no military solution and peace talks would only prosper when rebel armies there were labeled insurgents, not terrorists.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez came to New York this week without a prepared speech but with a firm conviction he would address the United Nations without reservations or omissions.
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The United States said on Thursday  it was troubled by Russian plans to sell Venezuela arms that  U.S. officials suggest could be used to aid leftist guerrillas  in Latin America.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday the United States was trying to divide Latin America with accusations his government smuggled $800,000 to influence Argentina's recent election campaign.
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ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - President Bush stuck to talk of trade and friendship on Saturday during a Latin American tour, ignoring provocations from his ideological rival, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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President Hugo Chavez, seeking to reduce Venezuela's dependence on selling oil to the United States, said Friday his country will give China greater access to its oil and natural gas resources.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused opposition presidential candidates of taking orders and receiving secret funding from the U.S. government during campaigning ahead of this year's elections.
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President Hugo Chavez urged the Community of Andean Nations not go through with a proposed free trade pact with Europe because it would be worse than similar deals he has fiercely opposed with the United States.
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President Hugo Chavez dismissed U.S. concerns over democracy in Venezuela, saying President Bush is &quot;demolishing&quot; his own country&#039;s democracy by spying on fellow Americans and violating the rights of immigrants in the war on terror.
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Venezuela's foreign minister on Wednesday rejected accusations by U.S. Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice that President Hugo Chavez's government is meddling in the affairs of neighboring countries.
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Venezuela's leader says his plans to sign big arms deals in Russia does not make him an aggressor.
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Venezuela's defense minister said Monday his country's military buildup isn't a threat to the region as he joined Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and counterparts from across the Americas in discussing possible joint humanitarian missions.
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Argentina's president pledged on Wednesday to deepen ties with Venezuela, snubbing a U.S. diplomatic effort to counter the influence of leftist President Hugo Chavez in South America.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez's rival pledged to prevent fraud in Sunday's election as he coolly dismissed an alleged sniper plot to assassinate him that has fueled Venezuelans' fears of post-vote violence.