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Venezuela open to improving relations with US
Source: Associated Press
Venezuela open to improving relations with US
Associated Press in Caracas
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 17 February 2013 19.58 GMT
Venezuela's foreign minister, Elias Jaua, said Sunday that President Hugo Chávez has asked his diplomats to seek improved relations with the United States.
Chávez has had a rocky relationship with Washington for years, though the United States remains the top buyer of oil from Venezuela.
"We want to have a good relationship with the United States, but we are not desperate," said Jaua, speaking in an interview broadcast on the local Televen TV channel
The American embassy in Caracas has been without an ambassador since July 2010 when Chávez rejected the US nominee for ambassador, accusing him of making disrespectful remarks about Venezuela's government. That led Washington to revoke the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador.
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Associated Press in Caracas
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 17 February 2013 19.58 GMT
Venezuela's foreign minister, Elias Jaua, said Sunday that President Hugo Chávez has asked his diplomats to seek improved relations with the United States.
Chávez has had a rocky relationship with Washington for years, though the United States remains the top buyer of oil from Venezuela.
"We want to have a good relationship with the United States, but we are not desperate," said Jaua, speaking in an interview broadcast on the local Televen TV channel
The American embassy in Caracas has been without an ambassador since July 2010 when Chávez rejected the US nominee for ambassador, accusing him of making disrespectful remarks about Venezuela's government. That led Washington to revoke the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/17/venezuela-improved-us-relations