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STATEMENT OF THE CHAIR OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OAS ON VENEZUELA

  December 9, 2002

The Chair of the Permanent Council reiterates, in the strongest terms, the support of the member States of the OAS for the facilitation work of its Secretary General, César Gaviria , which he is undertaking in furtherance of Permanent Council Resolution CP/RES. 821 and in the spirit of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
The Permanent Council is seized with the extreme urgency with which the Parties should move to agreement through dialogue, within the constitutional framework, to resolve the crisis.

Reference: E-242/02