Venezuelan President Denounces Aggression
Attempt of Colombia, U.S.
CARACAS -
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday
accused the governments of Colombia and the
United States of plotting an attack against
Venezuelan territory to destabilize his
government.
Chavez made the remarks during a New Year's
ceremony with the troops of Mara Fort in
Zulia state, northwest of the country.
Chavez said that Colombia began a war of
words by alleging that in Venezuelan
territory were hidden leaders of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
in camps protected by the Venezuelan Army
and the National Guard (Police).
Chavez said that the allegation is not true
and his government will not accept any alien
military forces nor guerillas in its
territory.
He said that Colombian military forces
kidnapped young people and killed them later
in the mountains before they were dressed up
in guerilla attires with arms to be
presented later as guerilla members killed
during a combat.
Chavez said that Colombia supported by the
United States is playing a similar trick to
plan an attack on the Venezuelan territory.
"We do not want a war with anybody," Chavez
said.
However, he denied that Colombia had signed
a military cooperation agreement with the
United States, which allows the presence of
U.S. troops in Colombian bases.
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