"> ]> News - Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States of America http://www.embavenez-us.org/ News - Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States of America http://www.embavenez-us.org/ http://www.embavenez-us.org/imagenes/logo_embajada.gif Resolution on the Suspension of the Right of Honduras to Particpate in the OAS http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5097 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:53:00 -0400

The following is the full text of the resolution adopted by the XXXVII OAS Special General Assembly:

RESOLUTION ON THE SUSPENSION OF THE RIGHT OF HONDURAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OAS

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

DEEPLY CONCERNED about the worsening of the current political crisis in the Republic of Honduras resulting from the coup d’état against the constitutional government of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, as well as his arbi... Noticia Completa

]]> Declaration of the Electoral Authorities and Bodies of Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the crisis in our sister nation Honduras http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5096 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32:00 -0400

We, ELECTORAL AUTHORITIES AND BODIES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, regarding the current situation in Honduras,

CONSIDERING Resolution 953 (1700-09) of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, approved in a session held June 28, 2009;

CONSIDERING the statement of the government of Chile in its role as President Pro Tempore of UNASUR issued Sunday, June 28, 2009;

CONSIDERING the Proclamation of the Extraordinary Presidential C... Noticia Completa

]]> Venezuelan Joropo Stands Out at Important US Music Festival http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5095 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:13:00 -0400

(Press Unit of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Status, July 3, 2009). This Thursday the Venezuelan group Maestros del Joropo Oriental again filled the dance floor of the Folkways Salon at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the US Capital. In this new concert, the Maestros del Joropo Oriental shared the stage with the Mexican group Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano and the Salvadoran group Chanchona Los Hermanos Lovo,... Noticia Completa

]]> President Chavez salutes the decision of leaders to accompany Zelaya in his return to Honduras http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5094 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:00 -0400

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, saluted the decision of leaders to accompany Manuel Zelaya in his return to Honduras.

Chávez made the statement Wednesday from Caracas during a promotion ceremony for military personnel of the Presidential Honor Guard.

As it stands currently, Zelaya will return to Tegucigalpa this Saturday, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jos&eacu... Noticia Completa

]]> Comptroller Russian: Venezuela has sanctioned more than 800 corrupt officials in the last nine years http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5093 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:46:00 -0400

The Office of the Comptroller General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (CGR) has sanctioned and removed from office more than 800 corrupt officials during the last nine years.
 
Comptroller General, Clodosbaldo Russian, in a statement to the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN), added that “the CGR had never before sanctioned as many people as we have in the last nine years.”
 
Accordingly, he refuted the report presented by the “most ri... Noticia Completa

]]> Extraordinary Assembly of the OAS convoked by the Permanent Council issues a resolution in condemnation of the coup d'etat in Honduras http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5092 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:24:00 -0400

The full text of the resolution adopted by the Extraordinary General Assembly follows:

GRAVELY CONCERNED about the political crisis in the Republic of Honduras as a result of the coup d’état against the government of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, which has produced an unconstitutional alteration of the democratic order;

RECALLING Permanent Council resolutions CP/RES. 952 (1699/09) of June 26, 2009 and CP/RES. 953 (1700/09) of... Noticia Completa

]]> Official Statement of Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5091 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:46:00 -0400

On Monday, June 29, 2009 the nine member states of ALBA met in Nicaragua to discuss immediate actions that could be taken in solidarity with the Honduran people following the unconstitutional ousting of their democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya Rosales. Sadly, this marks the first coup d’état in Central American history in over two decades, constituting a brutal attack on democracy waged against a people who know far too well the atrocious suffering caused by military ... Noticia Completa

]]> Miguel D´Escoto to Accompany President Zelaya as he Returns to Honduras http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5090 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:11:00 -0400

The president of the UN General Assembly, Miguel D’Escoto, will accompany President Manuel Zelaya Rosales upon his return to the Republic of Honduras, on Thursday, July 2.

Venezuelan Ambassador to the OAS, Roy Chaderton, made the announcement in an interview with the Venezuelan State Channel VTV. The diplomat stated that the ambassadors of the OAS are preparing a decisive document condemning the coup d’etat in Honduras.

The Venezuelan ambassador said that th... Noticia Completa

]]> Telesur Journalists Arrested by Honduran Military now Free http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5089 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:59:00 -0400

Yesterday, a group of Telesur journalists was freed. They had been imprisoned by the coup-mongering military in Honduras while covering the police and military repression of peaceful demonstrations near the presidential palace.

Journalist Adriana Sivorí reported that she was kidnapped and assaulted by the Honduran military authorities. Likewise, she said that she was violently taken at gunpoint to the immigration authorities.

 “What we did was i... Noticia Completa

]]> Alba: Extraordinary Declaration by the Presidential Council http://www.embavenez-us.org/news.php?nid=5088 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:50:00 -0400

 

Managua, Nicaragua. June 29th, 2009.


In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28th, when the Honduran people were ready to exercise their right to vote in a democratic manner in relation to a survey promoted by the President of the Republic Manuel Zelaya Rosales to deepen participatory democracy, a group of uniformed masked men that declared they were following or... Noticia Completa

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