■ Venezuela
Ambassador bites back
The Venezuelan government rejects the notion of Cuba and Iran as terrorist states, the South American country's ambassador to the US said Thursday. "We don't consider Cuba as a terrorist state. We don't consider Iran as terrorist state," the Venezuelan diplomat, Bernardo Alvarez said at a media luncheon in response to a question about a recently announced US arms sale. The US on Monday banned arms sales to Venezuela, accusing Caracas of failing to provide assistance in the "war on terror." The US administration highlighted Venezuela's ties with Iran and communist-led Cuba in justifying its move.
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