Germany is confident that Venezuela will find a democratic solution

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Friday, April 25, 2003 By: David Coleman

German Ambassador to Venezuela Hermann Erath has assured that his country has expectations and the fullest confidence that Venezuela will find a democratic solution to its present political-economic problems. After meeting with Executive Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel, Ambassador Erath emphasized the meeting as "open and fruitful" and confirmed that they will continue to strengthen relations in economic and other fields as well as cultural.

Meanwhile, Lothar Mark, a spokesman for the German Social Democratic Party on Latin American affairs, who also attended the meeting, said that they are interested in the situation in Venezuela, especially everything to do with the process of a revocatiry referendum ... "the process towards a referendum can count with all our attention and aspirations for democracy to find its true place in Venezuela."

"As regards the polarization of the Venezuelan process," Lothar Mark adds, "we truly regret the situation since a polarization is not conducive to making headway ... my visit serves to collect information who that we in Germany may be able each time to make the image of Venezuela more perfect."