Rick Rozoff
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 14:17:52 -0700
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Latin leaders denounce Chavez ouster April 13, 2002 Posted: 10:09 AM HKT (0209 GMT) SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- A summit of Latin American leaders on Friday sharply criticized the ouster of Hugo Chavez as Venezuela's president. "We lament the acts of violence which have claimed human lives," the 19-nation Rio Group of Latin American leaders said in a joint statement read by the host president, Miguel Angel Rodriguez of Costa Rica. "We condemn the interruption of constitutional order." Mexican President Vicente Fox said his country will not recognize Venezuela's new government until new elections have been held. He said diplomatic relations would continue. In the Venezuelan capital, interim President Pedro Carmona promised new elections within a year. But Attorney General Isaias Rodriguez said there was no evidence Chavez had quit and accused the military of mounting a coup. The summit statement also asked the secretary general of the Organization of American States, Cesar Gaviria, to call a special meeting of the hemispheric group's Permanent Council to discuss the situation in Venezuela. Venezuela's own delegation to the summit, led by Foreign Minister Luis Alfonso Davila, left for Caracas on Friday. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================