Venezuelas Chavez says normal relations with Mexico impossible
CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sunday it was impossible for Venezuela to maintain normal diplomatic relations with Mexico because president-elect Felipe Calderon led a smear campaign against Venezuela.
The Venezuelan leader also called Calderons election victory doubtful, suggesting the candidate belonging to Mexicos ruling National Action Party defeated leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador by resorting to fraud.
How is the Mexican president going to hope that we have good personal (and) political relations? Its impossible, said Chavez, speaking during a television interview.
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Mexico's relations with Venezuela recovering: FM
Relations between Mexico and Venezuela are recovering after a row arising from a dispute over the US-promoted Free Trade Agreement in the Americas (FTAA), Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez told Mexican radio on Monday.
Derbez said the bilateral relations are going on the right track and things could soon return to normal.
"We have to manage this with prudence and firmness. We have to keep watching how this evolves and to look out for moments which will allow us to take the path toward normalization,"
Chavez Blames US for Venezuela's Rift With Mexico
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the United States is the reason for the diplomatic rift between his country and Mexico.
Speaking to thousands of his supporters in Caracas Saturday, Mr. Chavez laid the blame for the conflict squarely on President Bush, whom the Venezuelan leader called "Mister Danger."
Mr. Chavez also told the crowd he hoped things "cool off" between Venezuela and Mexico, then he sang several tunes accompanied by a Mexican mariachi band.
Earlier, thousands of people marched in Caracas to show support for Mr. Chavez in his dispute with his Mexican
Mexico Debate Sets Up Lopez Obrador to Challenge Chavez Image
Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will use a nationally televised debate tonight to respond to advertisements likening him to Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez, according to his campaign.
He has to show himself as someone who is secure and cordial to counter this image of an authoritarian leader, Manuel Camacho Solis, Lopez Obradors top campaign strategist and a former presidential candidate, said in an interview. He will just have to be himself and this image will fade.
Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor, goes into his first and only
Chavez Frias tells Mexico's President Vicente Fox not to mess with him
During a radio address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has told Mexican President Vicente fox not to mess with him.
The remark is likely to exacerbate even more relations between the two Heads of State.
The President used a phrase from the Venezuelan traditional duet, Florentino and the Devil to answer Fox's accusations against him and Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner.
According to Chavez Frias, Fox was part of the USA's plan to present the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) at the Summit of
Mexico-Venezuela row: Readers' reaction
Mexico and Venezuela's presidents, Vicente Fox and Hugo Chavez, are locked in a row, which could have serious consequences for relations between the two nations.
Mr Fox has threatened to cut off all diplomatic ties with Venezuela if Mr Chavez continues making controversial comments about him or his country.
Mr Chavez has refused to apologise for calling the Mexican President a "puppy" of US imperialism.
The BBC News website spoke to readers from both countries to get their reaction to the dispute.
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Venezuela, Mexico withdraw ambassadors over spat
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican leader Vicente Fox of being a “puppy” of President Bush and said: “Don’t mess with me, sir.” Fox shot back on Monday that “we have dignity in this country” and demanded an apology.
Now the two nations are withdrawing their ambassadors.
The severing of diplomatic relations came after a week of verbal sparring that highlighted Latin America’s differences over free trade and relations with the United States. The conservative Fox tends to side with Washington on many issues, while Chavez, a socialist and populist, has been one of the hemisphere’s
Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro lay a trap for Mexico
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed it will recall its Ambassador from Venezuela and request that Venezuela’s Ambassador to Mexico return to Caracas immediately if “the government and people of Mexico” do not receive a formal apology from “the very highest levels” of the Venezuelan government before midnight on November 14. Since last week President Hugo Chavez has called Fox “a puppy of the empire,” and also threatened Fox personally. “Do not mess with me,” Chavez told the Mexican president on November 13 in a television broadcast that was beamed by
Venez, Mexico Resolve Relations Issue
Relations between Venezuela and Mexico are on the mend after a week of constant bickering between their foreign ministries.
The calm returned after a telephone conversation Friday between the two foreign ministers, AlĂ RodrĂguez and Luis Ernesto Derbez, from Venezuela and Mexico, respectively.
An official communiqué from Caracas qualified the conversation as “very cordial and positive,” said it was committed to improving relations more, and announced a forthcoming joint declaration to formally end the crisis between presidents Chávez (Venezuela) and Fox (México).
The spat began when at the Argentina America’s Summit Fox criticized Venezuela for rejecting the US-backed FTAA,
Mexico, Venezuela Recall Ambassadors After Dispute
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican leader Vicente Fox of being a "puppy" of President Bush and said: "Don't mess with me, sir." Mr. Fox shot back on Monday that "we have dignity in this country" and demanded an apology. Now the two nations are withdrawing their ambassadors.
The severing of diplomatic relations came after a week of verbal sparring that highlighted Latin America's differences over free trade and relations with the United States. The conservative Mr. Fox tends to side with Washington on many issues, while Mr. Chavez, a socialist and populist, has been one
Mexico, Venezuela chiefs pull ambassadors
Mexico and Venezuela pulled their ambassadors from each other’s capitals Monday after the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez refused to apologize for his remarks belittling Mexican President Vicente Fox.
Chavez, a frequent critic of U.S. foreign policy, last week called Fox “the puppy” of the Bush administration. When the Mexican government announced it would expel the Venezuelan ambassador if the Chavez government did not apologize within 24 hours, Venezuela responded Monday by ordering its ambassador home.
Mexico then recalled its ambassador to Caracas, with Fox saying: “We cannot allow people to offend our country.”
The two countries fell
