Monday, April 16, 2007

Chavez tells Chilean gov’t “I’m sorry”

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez used his television program on Sunday to apologize to Chile’s government for having called it’s legislature a “bunch of fascists.” Chilean president Michelle Bachelet will still lodge a formal complaint with Chavez when both leaders meet at an energy summit on Wednesday.

Chavez’ insult came after opposition politicians in Chile criticized his decision to shut down a Venezuelan television network allied to anti-Chavez factions.


Links- Mercopress, La Nacion, Voice of America, BBC News

Image- HispaLibertas (Hugo Chavez and Michelle Bachelet meeting in May 2006)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nothing false about Chavez's assessment. Most of the politicians that criticized him on the RCTV case were involved with Pinochet's dictatorship during the 70s and 80s.


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