I think it's strange that such a pragmatic country ... is reacting this way to a perfectly serious and responsible decision by the Venezuelan government.

We have intelligence reports that some of them are CIA, ... The president's decision was based on reports that their actions create situations that compromise the country's sovereignty.

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.

I don't see why the United States has to get involved in this issue, ... It is a decision involving the sovereignty of Venezuela.

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,