Washington rules out "made in America" solution for Venezuela

The US Government is not involved in a possible political transition in Venezuela due to the state of health of President Hugo Chávez, said Thursday State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, who confirmed that Washington has contacted both the Venezuelan government and opposition.

"Obviously we talk to Venezuelans of the whole political spectrum, as we do with every country in the world. Any political transition in Venezuela has to be the result of decisions by Venezuelans, there is no 'made in America' solution," said Nuland at a press conference.