Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Tuesday, December 4th 2012 - 16:03 UTC

  January 10, a decisive date for the Venezuelan political situation

  

  As we approach January 10, or even before New Year, the big news will be if a re-elected president but physically handicapped and sick is capable of taking the oath for another six years for which he was re-elected last 7 October, says Nelson Bocaranda, probably the best informed journalist in Venezuela whose reports have sustainedly proven right.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 07:10 UTC

  Brazilian minister in Caracas to discuss Venezuela’s Mercosur adaptation process

  

  Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota is scheduled to meet on Thursday with his Venezuela peer Nicolas Maduro to discuss a bilateral and regional agenda which is expected to emphasize on current issues related to Mercosur, the coming December summit and Paraguay’s situation.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 22:56 UTC

  Venezuela/Paraguay rift spoils Brazil’s plans for a ‘normal’ Mercosur summit

  

  Venezuela’s expulsion of Paraguayan diplomats from Caracas, as a direct consequence of the ongoing conflict inside Mercosur has left Brazil with the challenge of recomposing relations inside the group ahead of Mercosur next summit in December which will be hosted by the administration of President Dilma Rousseff.

• Thursday, October 11th 2012 - 04:23 UTC

  Chavez prepares his succession: names Foreign minister Maduro Vice-president

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez named Foreign minister Nicolás Maduro as his new vice-president on Wednesday in the first change of cabinet after Sunday's re-election.

• Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:43 UTC

  Iran, Venezuela and Egypt, a possible peace troika to address the Syria situation

  

  Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has welcomed Iran’s proposal for the formation of a troika committee on Syria consisting of Iran, Egypt, and Venezuela

• Thursday, July 5th 2012 - 08:21 UTC

  Paraguay formally accuses Venezuela of interference and orders ambassador home

  

  Paraguay's new government ordered home its ambassador in Venezuela after accusing President Hugo Chávez government of meddling in an attempt to avert the impeachment of the Paraguayan president last month.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 - 01:14 UTC

  Paraguay to investigate alleged meeting of military with Venezuelan minister

  

  The new Paraguayan authorities have named a special committee of prosecutors to inquiry into the alleged meeting between Venezuelan Foreign Affairs minister Nicolas Maduro and Paraguayan military during the recent impeachment process.

• Friday, May 4th 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  Chavez under treatment in Cuba names a potential “transition council”

  

  President Hugo Chavez, in Cuba for cancer treatment, named key members of a Council of State Wednesday led by his Vice president, which some analysts see as a potential transitional body.

• Friday, April 27th 2012 - 00:36 UTC

  Foreign Minister Maduro could replace Chavez given his growing fragile health

  

  Venezuelan journalist Nelson Bocaranda said that for the first time President Hugo Chavez is thinking of naming his faithful Foreign Affairs minister Nicolas Maduro as his successor, given the seriousness of the cancer the leader is suffering.

• Tuesday, April 17th 2012 - 06:58 UTC

  Chavez supports nationalization of YPF; offers Venezuela’s experience in the matter

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez received late Monday the first international support for her announced takeover of YPF from the Spanish corporation Repsol: the Venezuelan government and President Hugo Chavez, revealed the Foreign Affairs ministry.