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Article: French news agency defends actions in Venezuela labor dispute
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- January 8, 2005
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AP Worldstream
01-08-2005
Dateline: CARACAS, Venezuela
The French news agency Agence France-Presse defended its decision to close its office in Venezuela amid a prolonged labor dispute, saying it had acted fully within the law.
AFP's regional management in Latin America said in a statement carried late Friday by the Venezuelan state news agency Venpres that "AFP has acted at all times abiding by the law."
The statement came a day after the Venezuelan Labor Ministry said it would impose fines on the Paris-based news agency if it doesn't comply with a government position that it should continue labor negotiations with workers in its Caracas office.
AFP said it will "appeal in the coming days ...
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