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Article: Chavez: Venezuela Oil Will Be Restored
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- January 18, 2003
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Dateline: CARACAS, Venezuela
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President Hugo Chavez welcomed foreign help to end a crippling seven-
week strike but said Friday his government won't be forced into negotiating
with what he called a "coup-plotting, fascist" opposition.
Several countries, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil and
Spain, agreed to create a "Group of Friends of Venezuela" this week
to seek solutions to the work stoppage that has brought the country'
s economy to a standstill.
Chavez cautioned, however, that his government "won't accept any restrictions
from the Friends" group and warned other nations not to legitimize
the opposition.
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