President Hugo Chávez and former President Manuel Zelaya met at the Venezuelan Presidential Palace in Caracas to discuss the mediation process to restore democracy in Honduras.

The meeting took place last week, after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos had proposed mediation by Caracas and Bogotá to start negotiations allowing the return of Zelaya to his country after the June 2009 coup d’état.

“As I told Santos, when the possi... Noticia Completa

On the nine-year anniversary of the retaking of democracy in Venezuela, U.S. voices send messages of support to the Venezuelan people and the Bolivarian Revolution.

On April 13, 2002, the pressure and protests of the majority of the Venezuelan people returned President Hugo Chávez to office, bringing to an end a 48-hour coup launched by sectors of the Venezuelan political opposition, including its allies in the private media and in the international community.
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On Tuesday, the Venezuelan National Assembly debated the events that occurred in Venezuela on April 11-13, 2002, when business elites, media owners and right-wing military officers led a coup d’état against President Hugo Chavez.

Besides the reflections on the 2002 events, the discussion at the National Assembly was of interest since some current legislators participated in the coup.

Those include Maria Corina Machado, who signed a decree dissolving ... Noticia Completa

After a meeting with Juan Manuel Santos and Porfirio Lobo in Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez ratified his disposition to help resolve the crisis in Honduras since the constitutional and democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a coup d’etat in June 2009.

“We talked with President Zelaya in Caracas. They –Manuel Zelaya and Porfirio Lobo- discussed some issues, rapprochement proposals, results, and today’s conversa... Noticia Completa

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, informed that a new salary and pension increase will be announced soon. “The idea is that the people can have the a better integral salary not only related with monetary income, but improving the quality of life by having [access to] houses, food and credits,” said the Venezuelan president.

Chávez urged the Venezuelan people not to let themselves be manipulated by pro-opposition sector... Noticia Completa

The ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the White House, Bernardo Álvarez, called a congressional hearing held today on freedom of the press in the Americas “a sad spectacle.” The hearing took place in the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

The hearing was dominated by House Republicans that have made attacks on Venezuela a sort of modus vivendi of their political action in that country, said Ambassador Álvarez.

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With a sold-out concert featuring Venezuelan folk group Serenata Guayanesa and acclaimed singer Cecilia Todd, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela re-inaugurated the Bolivarian Hall on Thursday in Washington, D.C. After two years of remodeling works, the cultural space opened its doors due to the sponsorship of the Simón Bolívar Foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation.   
 
“We are very happy with the re-opening of the Bo... Noticia Completa

Venezuela’s Ambassador to the U.S. Bernardo Álvarez today ratified Venezuelan demands that U.S. officials not interfere in the country’s internal matters. He made the point during a meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela.

During the meeting, Ambassador Álvarez noted, “Relations between the U.S. and Venezuela would only improve if the U.S. showed respect for Venezuela’s internal democratic ... Noticia Completa

Venezuela’s Minister of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs, Nicolas Maduro, met with the U.S Ambassador to Venezuela, Patrick Duddy, to deliver a note of protest related to statements made U.S. State Department official Mark C. Toner on March 24, 2010 regarding a decision taken by a Venezuelan court.

Maduro requested a meeting with Ambassador Duddy to protest and condemn the “new interference of a U.S. official in the internal affairs of Venezuela.”
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Judiciary in Venezuela is Independent

Case Against Oswaldo Alvarez Paz is Legal, not Political

In response to the distortions and inaccuracies in the U.S. media coverage around the recent detention of Venezuelan citizen Oswaldo Alvarez Paz, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would like to clarify the following points:

1) This case is a legal one, not a political one.  Mr. Alvarez Paz’s detention comes as a consequen... Noticia Completa