Its not true. Its not true, Marie Harf, the US State Department Deputy Spokesperson, told reporters on Friday when asked about the Venezuelan government officials claims that Washington is behind violence in Venezuela CARACAS: The United States on Friday brushed aside absurd accusations by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that it was meddling in the countrys internal affairs by intervening in anti-government protests. Venezuelas foreign minister Elias Jaua had earlier called top US diplomat John Kerry a murderer of the Venezuelan people, accusing him of encouraging the protests that have killed 28 people in five weeks. The solution to Venezuelas problems lies in democratic dialogue among Venezuelans, not in repression or in hurling verbal brickbats at the United States, a state department official said on condition of anonymity. Venezuelas government needs to focus on solving its growing economic and social problems, not on making absurd allegations against the United States. Maduro, however, charged that the desperate government interventionism of the United States is clear. Theres a slew of statements, threats of sanctions, threats of intervention. There has been lobbying by the highest officials in the US government, he said. The back-and-forth follows Kerrys announcement before lawmakers Wednesday that the United States was ready, if necessary, to invoke the democratic charter of the Organization of American States and activate sanctions. One day later, US senators introduced a bipartisan bill to pave the way for sanctions against Venezuelan authorities involved in human rights abuses and unlock $15 million in funding for rights groups, journalists, activists and protesters targeted for their activities. timesofindia.indiatimes/world/us/Venezuela-calls-John-Kerry-murderer/articleshow/32079081.cms
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 06:00:22 +0000
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