Before, they were openly calling for Chavez's overthrow. Now, the call is to assassinate him,

It's never enough, given the magnitude of the tragedy, solidarity is never enough,

If he said that, he's an idiot, ... They can do whatever they want here, say whatever they want, including stupidities. Today, I'm not in a diplomatic mood.

Past tragedies have given people an opportunity to prosper. Now we face the challenge of ensuring all the money and material help will be managed with absolute honesty, ... We hope not a single dollar will be wasted.

The ball is in the U.S. court after this criminal statement by a citizen of that country, ... It's huge hypocrisy to maintain this discourse against terrorism and at the same time, in the heart of that country, there are entirely terrorist statements like those.

the best relations with the United States.