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Thursday, February 27, 2003

United States  government condemns Venezuela bombings

Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 By: Robert Rudnicki

The United States government has strongly condemned the bombing of a Colombian and a Spanish diplomatic mission in Caracas, insisting the explosions highlight a need to further develop the process of dialogue and negotiation being facilitated by Organization of American States (OAS) secretary general Cesar Gaviria. 

  • US government spokesman Philip Reeker called on the government to "launch an expeditious and thorough investigation" of the attacks.

Speaking in Washington yesterday, Reeker said "it is regrettable  that recent events like the unsolved killing of members of the Venezuelan armed forces and police, the recent arrests of opposition activists and now today's bombings stand in sharp contrast to the commitments that were undertaken by both sides in the agreement signed on February 18, in which both the government and the opposition agreed to curb confrontational rhetoric and reject violence."

The bombings come just days after President Hugo Chavez Frias hit out against "meddling" by the international community in what he insists is a sovereign issue.

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