"Venezuela will be affected by no means in the event of leaving the Organization of American States (OAS)," said Army Major General and Chief of Staff Alberto Müller Rojas
 
"Venezuela can dispense with the OAS, because so far this agency has not provided evidence of its ability to solve ongoing problems in the hemisphere."

The analyst was interviewed in the TV show En Confianza aired by official station Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) with regard to the remarks made last Sunday by President Hugo Chávez about the possibility of leaving OAS.

The action could be taken if OAS condemns the Venezuelan government for its decision not to renew the broadcast license for TV channel Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV).

"If OAS, after all what happened here, would ever condemn Venezuela, then Venezuela could leave OAS," said Chávez during the summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) held last weekend in Barquisimeto, the capital city of western Lara state.