CARACAS, Wednesday February 01, 2006 | Update
Spanish opposition Partido Popular (PP) is to request the
government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to take
concrete action and make a formal protest to Venezuela due
to squatting presumably by followers of President Hugo Chávez
in lands property of Spanish citizens.
"This is a true personal ordeal experienced by Spanish,"
who face squatting in their lands by armed people. Neither
the Venezuelan nor the Spanish government take action, PP
speaker at the Senate Committee of Spanish-American Affairs
Dionisio García Carnero complained during a press conference.
So far, the Spanish Government has denied squatting. However,
"the primary obligation of any government is to defend its
citizens' interests," the official added.
He complained about "passiveness and indolence" of the Venezuelan
government.
04:20 PM. Western Hemisphere. Colombian President Álvaro Uribe said on Tuesday that governments should ensure citizens' rights to live on the border, in reference to a political and diplomatic crisis with Venezuela and its effects on border residents.