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  • Venezuelan President says will not participate in summit of Americas

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that he has decided not to participate in the forthcoming Summit of Americas in Peru, local media reported on Wednesday.

    The two-day summit will start in Lima on Friday.

    Maduro has been invited to attend the event but later the Peruvian authorities have revoked the invitation, following the decision to withdraw the invitation, the Venezuelan leader has repeatedly stated that he would do utmost to attend the event.

    “Last night I made a decision that I would not go to the Summit of Americas in Lima.

    “I will stay with my nation to celebrate the failure of the 2002 coup,’’ Maduro said on Tuesday as broadcast by the state television channel.

    The politician added that the summit was not an event of high priority for Caracas.

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    The president of Peru said that his Venezuelan counterpart Maduro could visit Lima, but he would not be able to participate in the forthcoming Summit of the Americas due to the absence of an official invitation.

    “Any Venezuelan citizen could come to our country. As for the specific case of the Venezuelan president, he has no invitation to participate in the summit.

    “So we speak not about the way he could enter the country, he could cross the border without any problems. The state has sent a clear signal, Mr. Maduro has not been invited,’’ Martin Vizcarra.

    Recently, the Venezuelan leader has had an intention to participate in the summit, however earlier in the month; Maduro changed his position on the issue saying that the event would be a waste of time.

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  • Venezuelan calls on Trump to start dialogue between Caracas, Washington

    Venezuelan calls on Trump to start dialogue between Caracas, Washington

    Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to launch dialogue between Caracas and Washington, setting the date and time for a meeting.

    “Trump has urged against interference in other countries’ internal affairs. It is time to implement this (call) and engage in dialogue instead of aggression.

    “A dialogue in Caracas or Washington? Time and place, and I will be there,” Maduro posted on Twitter.

    On Feb. 4, U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson said Washington was weighing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector to increase pressure on the country’s authorities and make them “return to constitutional process.”

    In 2017, the U.S. sanctioned almost 50 Venezuelans for undermining democracy, according to the State Department.

    Read Also: Venezuelan President wants stronger ties with Nigeria

    Venezuela is mired in a deep economic and political crisis prompted by the fall of oil prices, and has been facing mass protests since spring.

    “The manifestations were initially a response to the decision of the country’s highest court to severely limit the parliament’s legislative powers.

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  • Venezuelan President Chavez dies at 58

    Venezuelan President Chavez dies at 58

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died last night. He was aged 58.

    He died after a two-year battle with cancer, ending the socialist leader’s 14-year rule of the South American country, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised speech

    His condition deterio-rated yesterday with a report that he was suffering from a severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery, the government has said.

    Information Minister Ernesto Villegas had said the late presiden’s condition continued to be very delicate.

    Mr Chavez returned to Venezuela last month after being treated for cancer in Cuba, but has not appeared in public since.

    Many Venezuelans have been demanding full details about his health.

    Mr Villegas read out the latest brief update on national television.

    Speaking from the Caracas military hospital where Mr Chavez was being treated, Mr Villegas said: “Today (yesterday), there is a worsening of respiratory function.”

    He said Mr Chavez was undergoing “intensive chemotherapy, as well as complementary treatments”.

    “The commander-president remains clinging to Christ and to life, conscious of the difficulties that he is facing, and complying strictly with the programme designed by his medical team,” Mr Villegas said.

    Mr Chavez, who had been in office for 14 years, was believed to have cancer in his pelvic area, but his exact illness was never disclosed.

    At the weekend, hundreds of Venezuelan students and opposition members marched in Caracas demanding full details about President Chavez’s health.

    He was said to be taking decisions about the country from the hospital bed but there were mixed messages from officials on his condition.

     

     

     

     

  • Chavez wins Venezuelan presidential poll

    Chavez wins Venezuelan presidential poll

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat.

    Mr. Chavez won 54 per cent of the vote, the country’s electoral council announced, with turnout at about 81 per cent.

    BBC says noisy celebrations among Chavez supporters erupted across the capital, Caracas, following the result.

    Mr. Chavez said Venezuela would continue its march towards socialism but also vowed he would be a “better president.”

    Electoral council president Tibisay Lucena announced that with 90 per cent of votes counted Mr. Chavez had taken 54.42 per cent of the vote with Mr. Capriles on 44.97 per cent.

    “The revolution has triumphed,” President Chavez told a cheering crowd from the balcony of the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.

    “Viva Venezuela! Viva the fatherland! The battle was perfect and the victory was perfect,” he said.

    However, Mr. Chavez also sounded a conciliatory note, saying he wanted to “include everybody,”adding: “I commit to being a better president than I’ve been these past few years.”

    A subdued Mr. Capriles congratulated Mr. Chavez but told opposition supporters not to feel defeated.

    “I want to congratulate the candidate, the president of the republic,” he said at his campaign headquarters.

    He added: “We have planted many seeds across Venezuela and I know that these seeds are going to produce many trees.”

    Jubilant Chavez supporters held impromptu street parties in central Caracas, blaring horns and waving flags.