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Venezuela Denies US Alleged Nuke
Deals
Venezuela defends the peaceful
use of nuclear energy, such as
that of Iran, Foreign Minister
Ali Rodríguez affirmed Tuesday.
Addressing the TV program "En
Confianza," the minister denied
US accusations of alleged deals
between Venezuela and Iran for
the stockpile of nuclear
missiles in the South American
country.
"We have no arms deal with Iran,
and the country´s military
relations are totally clear and
public," Rodriguez assured,
adding any country has the right
to use nuclear energy with
peaceful goals.
"With such statements, the
George W. Bush administration
aims to create regional
conflicts, and as in the Iraq
case, use the alleged possession
of weapons of mass destruction
as a pretext for intervention,"
the official stressed.
Referring to the US military
maneuvers in Caribbean waters,
Rodriguez pointed out they aim
to intimidate both Cuba and
Venezuela, but discarded an
aggression, since he considers
the White House is not ready to
wage another war.
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