From a post on www.stockwatch.ca from canadiangold7

VHeadline: The Russian President arrives in Venezuela shortly and there has been a lot of debate about over what the government, the Basic Industries & Mining (MIBAM) Ministry and the Venezuelan Guayana Corporation (CVG) plan to do about it. Is it really possible that the government of Venezuela will abandon the contract they have with Crystallex International?

Ambassador Perez: "No, surely never! The visit by the Russian President and our dealings with Russia are purely strategic ... it is simple P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S!

VHeadline: But the situation is, should people have confidence in Minister Sanz and the government of Venezuela that they should live up to the terms of the contract (on Las Cristinas with Crystallex International)?

Ambassador Perez: "Yes, of course, they can have confidence in Venezuela ... there is no way ... ours government is serious (in what it does) and you can have confidence in the government's serious intentions."

Ambassador Perez says that it is NOT Venezuelan government policy to renege on contracts and that all will be clarified in due course. He adds that there are "dark forces" at work to negatively influence Venezuela's political and economic progress but that the Venezuelan government will continue to act in all seriousness, of course, with the best interests of the Venezuelan people uppermost in mind.

In conclusion he assures that it is "inconceivable" that Venezuela will simply renege on a properly signed contract (specifically Crystallex/Las Cristinas) and says that there has been a lot of "disturbance" (probably corrupt influences inside and outside of the government) that have affected an early outcome.

Roy S. Carson
vheadline@gmail.com