[News] Venezuela opens doors to President Jean Bertrand Aristide

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Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Bylined to: <mailto:patrick at vheadline.com>Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Venezuela opens doors to President Jean Bertrand Aristide and criticizes 
Organization of American States (OAS)

President Hugo Chavez Frias says Venezuela will open its doors to receive 
deposed Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide and has called on the 
Organization of American States (OAS)  to be more pro-active about the 
kidnapping of a President elected by the People.

Speaking at the closure of an Andean Region Health Ministers meeting in 
Puerto Ordaz, has raised what he calls the humanitarian issue of a 
president deposed by US troops ... "I'm sure that more could be done with 
the effort of many countries."

Venezuela has already donated $100 million to health projects through 
Central and South America and recently has sent oil supplies,  along with 
medicines, food and water to Haiti to keep the hospitals functioning.

President Chavez Frias' offer to President Aristide comes at the critical 
moment, as Aristide touches down in Jamaica for a visit and frenzied US 
State Department mandarins implement measures to curtail possibilities of 
Aristide returning to power in Haiti or dictating policy to followers from 
a Caribbean base.

Analysts suggest that Caribbean Economic Community (Caricom) leaders hold 
the key to pushing the Aristide issue and this latest offer from President 
Chavez Frias may force their hand to lobby the OAS,  at least to review the 
case in the light of OAS Democratic Charter, which the Venezuelan 
opposition and the USA government has waved in front of President Chavez 
Frias since the political conflict in Venezuela escalated.


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