A speech delivered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, where he labeled his US counterpart George W. Bush as the devil, was unworthy, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Thursday.

"I think that this does not deserve any comment at all. It is unworthy," the senior official declared during a telephone conversation with Efe in New York.

During his speech in the UN General Assembly plenary session last Wednesday, Chávez urged the world to stand up against US hegemonic attempts that, in his view, jeopardize the planet.

"The devil is at home. Yesterday (Tuesday) the devil came here. This place smells sulfur," Chávez stated in reference to Bush.