Venezuela

• 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 18th 2012 - 07:29 UTC

  Mercosur conflict still alive: Venezuela expels Paraguayan diplomats

  

  Venezuela's government decided to expel Paraguay's remaining diplomats from the country, the top envoy at the Paraguayan Embassy said on Wednesday. Charge d'affaires Victor Casartelli said that he and three other Paraguayan diplomats in Caracas were told by Venezuela's Foreign Ministry to leave within three days.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 01:26 UTC

  Venezuela’s air carrier Conviasa expands schedules with Brazilian aircraft

  

  Venezuelan flag air-carrier Conviasa plans this year to expand the number of destinations from four to ten with the three, out of an order of twenty aircraft purchased to Brazil, announced on Wednesday the president of the company General César Martínez.

• Tuesday, October 16th 2012 - 13:44 UTC

  The message from the Venezuelan elections

  

  By Ambassador R. Viswanathan - The free, fair and peaceful Venezuelan elections on Sunday 7 October, with a clear and accepted outcome has restored the confidence of the world, which had some doubts about the vulnerabilities of Latin American democracies – especially after the constitutional overthrow of President Lugo of Paraguay in June this year and the unconstitutional removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in 2009.

• Monday, October 15th 2012 - 07:58 UTC

  Minister confirms talks for re-incorporation of Paraguay to Unasur and Mercosur

  

  Foreign minister Jose Felix Fernandez Estigarribia confirmed the beginning of negotiations for the re-incorporation of Paraguay to Unasur and Mercosur which will take place through the mediation of a Latinamerican country he did not identify.

• 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.

• Wednesday, October 10th 2012 - 09:47 UTC

  Paraguay ratifies it rejects point blank Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur

  

  President Federico Franco ratified on Monday before the Diplomatic Corps that Paraguay rejects point blank the incorporation of Venezuela as full member of Mercosur and also considers the country was unfairly treated by the block.

• Tuesday, October 9th 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Chavez invites Capriles for a pleasant discussion and a call for national unity

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he had a pleasant meeting and discussion with the opposition candidate Enrique Capriles, whom he invited Monday evening to the presidential Palace following his re-election victory on Sunday.