Tag: Calixto Ortega

• Monday, July 28th 2014 - 07:11 UTC

  Dutch government releases former Venezuelan general retained on DEA request

  

  The Dutch government released a former Venezuelan general who was detained on US drug charges when he arrived in Aruba to serve as his country's consul on the Dutch Caribbean island, sending him home Sunday night and defusing a diplomatic fight with its neighbor.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 06:30 UTC

  Venezuelan overture to the US: “time to resume diplomatic representation at the highest level”

  

  Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties. Foreign minister Elias Jaua said on Televen Sunday program that “we are going to remain open to normalizing relations with the United States”.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 06:18 UTC

  Maduro calls on Washington for dialogue, but based on ‘respect’ and ‘no threats’

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro named a new acting head of its US diplomatic mission in Washington and sent an offer of dialogue after attacking the United States for “interference” in a row over his election.