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 News from Around the Americas | November 2005 
United States Keeps 'Diplomatic' Silence Over Mexican-Venezuelan Tiff
 Wire reports
| | Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State, at Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on "U.S. Foreign Policy." |
The USA has been keeping a 'diplomatic' silence about the break up of relations between Mexico and Venezuela.
US State Department spokesman, Adam Ereli has told reporters at a press conference that it is entirely a matter between the two countries.
The USA should not be brought into the conflict, Ereli says, pointing out that Mexico's proximity to USA policy positions has nothing to do with the conflict.
The root of the conflict, however, does revolve around each country's position regarding the Free Trade for the Americas Agreement (FTAA) that stole the show during the Summit of the Americas dedicated to the eradication of poverty and creation of employment in the Americas.
Fox is alleged to have been the spearhead of countries supporting a US motion to reactivate the FTAA during the summit, while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias totally opposes it, arguing that it will ruin domestic businesses and enterprises. |
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