Chavez Frias government condemns attacks on Colombian and Spanish offices

www.vheadline.com Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 By: Robert Rudnicki

The Venezuelan government has issued a statement in which it strongly condemns the "deplorable" attacks on the Spanish Embassy and the Colombian Consulate in Caracas. 

Interior & Justice (MIJ) Minister Lucas Rincon told reporters that the government strongly condemns the two attacks and that a thorough investigation has been launched into the bombings to discover who was responsible and that special security measures were being implemented in collaboration with embassies and diplomatic missions.

Rincon went on to express the government's solidarity with Colombia and Spain because "we have a close friendship on the grounds of mutual respect for each other's sovereignty."

The statement also outlined the government's rejection of any acts of violence that caused damage to either people or property.