Wednesday, 17 April 2013 20:38
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MADRID: Spain has recognised the Venezuelan authorities' decision to confirm Nicolas Maduro as the winner of Venezuela's tight presidential election after initially expressing doubts over the outcome of the vote."Now that the constitutional and legal procedures have ended, the government of Spain respects the National Election Board's proclamation of Nicolas Maduro as the president-elect of the Republic of Venezuela," the foreign ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo ...
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday congratulated Nicolas Maduro on his election as President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.In his letter of felicitation, the President said the election of Mr. Nicolas Maduro was a befitting tribute to his political sagacity and a manifestation of the trust and confidence which the people of Venezuela had reposed in his leadership.On Pak- Venezuela bilateral ties, the President said that two countries enjoyed friendly relations which were destined to grow further in the years to come.He said that he looked forward to working with the newly elected President of Venezuela to further strengthen relations between the two countries.The President also expressed his best wishes for the personal well-being of the President of Venezuela and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.Copyright Reuters, 2013 ...
MEXICO CITY: A major reform bill to increase competition in Mexico's phone and television markets, dominated by Carlos Slim's America Movil and Emilio Azcarraga's Televisa, was approved by the Senate in the early hours of Friday with some changes.Senators early on Friday made a change that will allow companies to suspend, pending appeal, fines or orders issued by Mexico's competition authority.That waters down the initial bill, which sought to put an end to companies using ...
MADRID: Spain has recognised the Venezuelan authorities' decision to confirm Nicolas Maduro as the winner of Venezuela's tight presidential election after initially expressing doubts over the outcome of the vote."Now that the constitutional and legal procedures have ended, the government of Spain respects the National Election Board's proclamation of Nicolas Maduro as the president-elect of the Republic of Venezuela," the foreign ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo ...
CARACAS: Venezuelan presidential election runner-up Henrique Capriles on Tuesday urged the government to open a dialogue after the vote, whose result he disputes, plunged into deadly protests."We are ready to open a dialogue with the government so that the crisis can be ended in the coming hours," Capriles said, addressing his remarks to acting President Nicolas Maduro's government, after demonstrations over the disputed election left at least seven people dead and dozens injured.Copyright AFP (Agence ...
LIMA: Peru's economy grew 4.9 percent in February from the same month a year ago, official data showed on Monday in a result that was lower than the 5.7 percent forecast in a Reuters poll. Copyright Reuters, 2013 ...
CARACAS: Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of the election to succeed his late mentor Hugo Chavez by a razor-thin margin late Sunday, but his rival refused to concede defeat.The contested result plunged the deeply divided oil-rich South American country into uncertainty, with the heir of Chavez's socialist revolution declaring victory and opposition leader Henrique Capriles demanding a recount.Fireworks erupted after the National Electoral Council announced that near complete results showed Maduro ...
