Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Political news: Chavez lashes out at Zapatero, refuses to respond to accusations



In the image we can see the president of Spain, Rodriguez Zapatero speaking with Hugo Chavez on the topic of the terrorists. Are serious but they do not seem to be angry.

Summary
-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Spain's prime minister on Wednesday for asking Venezuela to respond to a Spanish judge's accusation that his government collaborated with members of the armed groups ETA and FARC.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Monday demanded an explanation from Venezuela after Judge Eloy Velasco announced that an investigation turned up evidence Chavez's government facilitated collaboration between the Basque group ETA and Colombia's leftist rebels - and the two groups planned to assassinate Colombia's president.

"I have nothing to explain," Chavez said during a televised speech. Chavez denied his socialist government maintains ties with ETA or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.