the UK Government looks forward to working with the Government and people of Venezuela ....

[Catherina]

...

"On the occasion of the inauguration of Nicolas Maduro as President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the UK Government looks forward to working with the Government and people of Venezuela to strengthen our relationship and deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

"We are concerned by reports of violence following the elections and call on all sides to work together to reduce tensions and to prevent further incidents".

But US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington was not yet ready to validate Maduro's narrow victory in Sunday's vote, in which he defeated opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by a margin of 1.7 percentage points.

http://ruvr.co.uk/2013_04_19/Venezuela-Maduro-inauguration/

The US is looking absolutely ridiculous.

[idwiyo]

1. K&R

[dipsydoodle]

2. Good