Chavez receives credentials of nine ambassadors
During the ceremony, the representative said that Venezuela "is in the sights of very powerful interests" and therefore "we blame for everything"

February 11, 2008 | 07:48 pm - LM

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President Hugo Chavez welcomed at the White Palace to the ambassadors of nine nations presented their credentials to the Executive.

The event began in the afternoon when the chancellor, Nicolas Maduro, received the diplomatic representatives of Damaso Lario Ramirez, Spain; Armin Ritz, the Swiss Confederation; Marío Jesus Chacon, Mexico; Shuji Shimokoji, Japan; Efstathios Daras, by the Hellenic Republic; Perry Calderwood, Canada; Krzysztof Jacek Hinz, Poland; Pozzos Rene Vargas, Ecuador and Zhang Tuo, China.

"They have come to a country that is being rebuilt because it was hit by hurricanes, plagues and social policies", was one of the phrases welcome agent.

During the ceremony, Chavez noted that his government respects all countries, "and therefore we hope that our rights are respected."

"Enough of both colonialism, imperialism of both, respect and so there will be peace in the world (...) We just want to be free and equal, I hope that belief will continue spreading across the world," he said.

He added that Venezuela is "at the sight of a package very powerful interests" and therefore the blame for everything. "We accuse that are destabilizing the continent, financing election campaigns, be exporting revolutions, if paradise of drug trafficking and terrorism. None of this is true. I am sure that you, encouraged by the good sense and good faith, know that this is not the case. "