Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez again called on U.S. President Obama to reconsider his nation’s desire to use Colombia’s airbases for U.S. military activities.
Chavez’s call came on Wednesday, following a United Nations General Assembly in which two U.S. congressmen formally proposed that Venezuela be included in a list of state sponsors of terrorism, reported newspaper El Espectador on Thursday.
The Venezuelan President reacted by declaring the U.S an “evil empire … a thousand times accursed, someday it will sink in black history.”
Chavez went on to
Diplomatic relations remain frozen between Venezuela and Colombia since July when Colombia launched the agreement with the Washington to allow U.S. military personnel to have access to at least seven airbases throughout Colombia.