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Mexico not to sever
diplomatic ties with Venezuela:
FM
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis
Ernesto Derbez Bautista said
Monday that the Mexican
government has no intention to
suspend diplomatic relations
with Venezuela for now and it
will take time for the ties to
return to normal.
"Severing diplomatic relations
is an extreme choice and the
Mexican government does not
intend to do so for now," Derbez
said in an interview with a
Mexican television station.
The foreign minister softened
the tongue over a dispute
between Mexican President
Vincente Fox and his Venezuelan
counterpart Hugo Chavez.
Venezuelan President Chavez had
branded Fox a "lap dog of the US
imperialism."
In an interview with CNN earlier
in the day, Fox warned that he
would consider halting
diplomatic ties with Venezuela
if the latter continues to
launch verbal attacks.
Fox said, "We have dignity in
Mexico and we have to put a stop
to anybody who offends the
dignity of Mexico or its
institutions."
And the dispute reached a
breaking point as Mexico and
Venezuela recalled their
ambassadors on Monday.
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