U.S. Seeks Reconciliation with Oil-Rich Venezuela
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By Saul Hudson SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The United States said onMonday it will seek better ties with oil-rich Venezuela in theclearest sign since President Hugo Chavez won a recallreferendum in August that Washington is looking forreconciliation with the firebrand populist.
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BEIJING - President Hugo ChÃ¡vez, seeking to reduce Venezuela&#39;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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BEIJING: Fuel-starved China said on Friday it hoped to deepen its friendly relationship with oil-rich Venezuela a day after the South American country offered Beijing wide access to it vast energy resources.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - The United States shouldbuild on its mutually reliant energy ties with oil supplierVenezuela and seek better cooperation with President HugoChavez to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking, three U.S.senators said on Monday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to more than double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. He also took another swipe at President Bush.
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The U.S. government must respect Venezuela's sovereignty and stop meddling if it wants to improve ties with its fourth-largest oil supplier, Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said on Wednesday.
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Venezuela's President Chavez says he wants the state to take over oil projects on the Orinoco Belt by May.
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President Alvaro Uribe met with five of his predecessors Thursday and the former leaders offered their support in a growing political row with neighboring Venezuela.
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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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Venezuela bids a hostile farewell to the US ambassador, as he regrets not achieveing greater dialogue.
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Washington is seeking a pragmatic relationship with President Hugo Chavez's government that will allow for cooperation on trade and other issues despite deep political differences, the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela said Tuesday.
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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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Venezuela plans talks with Panama next week on the possibility of pumping oil from the Caribbean to the Pacific through an existing pipeline, Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said Wednesday.
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President AlvaroUribe offered on Saturday to meet his Venezuelan counterpart,Hugo Chavez, to defuse a widening diplomatic dispute over thecapture of a top Colombian rebel in Venezuela.
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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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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Tuesday reacted  warmly to a U.S. overture seeking better relations, but urged  Washington to recognize that left-wing President Hugo Chavez's  government was democratic, stable and independent.
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Venezuela on Thursday vowed to strip some of the world's biggest oil companies of their controlling stakes in the heavy oil projects of the country's Orinoco Belt by May 1.