Venezuela Foreign Minister

Venezuela's foreign minister Jorge Arreaza on Wednesday called for direct talks between President Nicolas Maduro and his US counterpart Donald Trump, to help ease the crisis gripping his country.

Venezuela Oil: The hardline US National Security Adviser John Bolton has issued a warning to India against buying Venezuelan oil, saying it "will not be forgotten" and that Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza has countered that it was an attempt to impose Washington's global "dictatorship".

Responding to a question on whether the sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran and Venezuela will affect India's oil imports from the two countries, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that India only recognises sanctions imposed by United Nations.

The foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela agreed on Saturday to renew diplomatic contacts that had been interrupted by an ongoing border crisis between the two neighbors.

Venezuela's former oil czar, Rafael Ramirez, has been named the nation's envoy to the United Nations.

Supporters of Venezuela's former president Hugo Chavez celebrated what would have been his 60th birthday on Monday with fireworks, a gun salute -- and the unveiling of a computer font based on the late leader's handwriting. The full-day festivities began shortly after midnight, when President Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, sang Ha...

Venezuela has still not received a formal response to its offer of asylum to former US spy contractor Edward Snowden, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jauatold Reuters on Thursday.

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as interim president and an election will be called within 30 days, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Hugo Chavez's death.

The corpse of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will lie in state through Friday when a public funeral will be held with invited guests from across Latin America, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said late on Tuesday.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "saddened" by the death of Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, saying the Venezuelan President had left a "lasting impression" on his people.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making progress in his recovery from cancer surgery, but faces a tough battle ahead, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has said. "The president is in the process of recovering. However, the upcoming battle is more complex," Jaua said on Thursday upon his return from Cuba, where he was visiting the ailing 58-year-old Ch...

Venezuela's foreign minister Jorge Arreaza on Wednesday called for direct talks between President Nicolas Maduro and his US counterpart Donald Trump, to help ease the crisis gripping his country.

Venezuela Oil: The hardline US National Security Adviser John Bolton has issued a warning to India against buying Venezuelan oil, saying it "will not be forgotten" and that Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza has countered that it was an attempt to impose Washington's global "dictatorship".

Responding to a question on whether the sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran and Venezuela will affect India's oil imports from the two countries, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that India only recognises sanctions imposed by United Nations.

The foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela agreed on Saturday to renew diplomatic contacts that had been interrupted by an ongoing border crisis between the two neighbors.

Venezuela's former oil czar, Rafael Ramirez, has been named the nation's envoy to the United Nations.

Supporters of Venezuela's former president Hugo Chavez celebrated what would have been his 60th birthday on Monday with fireworks, a gun salute -- and the unveiling of a computer font based on the late leader's handwriting. The full-day festivities began shortly after midnight, when President Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, sang Ha...

Venezuela has still not received a formal response to its offer of asylum to former US spy contractor Edward Snowden, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jauatold Reuters on Thursday.

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as interim president and an election will be called within 30 days, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Hugo Chavez's death.

The corpse of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will lie in state through Friday when a public funeral will be held with invited guests from across Latin America, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said late on Tuesday.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "saddened" by the death of Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, saying the Venezuelan President had left a "lasting impression" on his people.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making progress in his recovery from cancer surgery, but faces a tough battle ahead, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has said. "The president is in the process of recovering. However, the upcoming battle is more complex," Jaua said on Thursday upon his return from Cuba, where he was visiting the ailing 58-year-old Ch...