US envoy laments lack of Chavez dialogue
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After three rocky years as Washington's top envoy to Venezuela, Ambassador William Brownfield ended his term Wednesday saying he regrets he was unable to establish a productive dialogue with President Hugo Chavez's government.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Tuesday reactedwarmly to a U.S. overture seeking better relations, but urgedWashington to recognize that left-wing President Hugo Chavez'sgovernment was democratic, stable and independent.
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The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade its closest allies and other members of the International Atomic Energy Agency to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to the national spotlight Wednesday, saying in a tongue-in-cheek manner that he missed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's criticism.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Monday accused  the United States of imperialist blackmail after President Bush  ordered a cut in U.S. assistance because he said the South  American state was not doing enough to fight the trafficking of  women and children for sex.
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Venezuela rejected criticism by a U.S. State Department spokesman of a proposed media law that government legislators are trying to approve in the National Assembly, said an official Wednesday.
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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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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met for six hours behind closed doors Tuesday with Cuba's Fidel Castro and the close allies discussed energy issues and a regional trade pact during an emotional visit, state television reported.
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A top Catholic archbishop expressed concerns about the direction of President Hugo Chavez's government but said he is not taking sides and hopes to smooth out relations that have been tense for years.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday it will be "very difficult" to normalize relations with neighboring Colombia amid diplomatic tensions with the government of President Alvaro Uribe.
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Major powers need more talks on Iran's nuclear programme before agreeing on a new UN resolution, US officials say.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticized the United States on Sunday for backing Colombia in a dispute over the abduction of a top Colombian rebel and said Washington was trying to divide Latin America.
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Russia's envoy to NATO urged the United States to hold broader consultations with Moscow on its plans to deploy missile defense sites in Europe, saying in an interview published Wednesday that Russia was disappointed by a lack of U.S. cooperation.
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Venezuela's president reportedly recalls his Buenos Aires envoy after a complaint by Argentina's leader.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for a strategic partnership with Belarus Friday, calling his Belarusian counterpart a "brother-in-arms" and lamenting the pressure he said the United States was putting on Minsk and Caracas.
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In a press briefing, neither President Bush nor President TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez mentioned President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela by name.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Within hours of President Hugo Chavez's re-election on Sunday, Washington made overtures to open dialogue with Venezuela. But the man who calls President George W. Bush a "donkey" ruled out rapprochement.