Arias Says Venezuelan
Cooperation Prevails
Over US Aid
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, said on
Monday that Venezuelan
cooperation to Latin
America is "four or five
times" higher than the
United States' and
defended his decision to
apply for membership in
Venezuela's Petrocaribe
initiative.
"Venezuela's generosity
is a reality because it
offers to Latin America
four or five times more
money than the aid
provided by the US,"
said Arias in an
interview published by
EFE and held in the
program "Nuestra Voz"
broadcasted by radio
station Radio
Monumental.
"It is a fact and this
is not a value
judgment," said Arias a
day after the United
States, through its
ambassador in San José,
Peter Cianchette,
claimed to be
"surprised" by Arias'
recent compliments to
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez.
Arias said that it is up
to Chávez using wrongly
or not the Venezuelan
resources. "If he does
not want to expend money
in his country and wants
to help Latin American
countries through
Petrocaribe, that is his
own business".
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