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| Chilean president-elect disagrees with Chávez |
| 2010-01-21 |
| Chilean president-elect Sebastián Piñera admitted that he is at odds with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, but said that during his administration he will seek to maintain the best relations with Venezuela. "I disagree with the way public issues are handled in Venezuela," he said at a press conference with foreign correspondents, a day after he won the run-off election to ruling party presidential candidate Eduardo Frei, AFP reported. "I want to say it clear, these discrepancies are profound and have to do with the way democracy is conceived and implemented, the way the model of economic development is carried out, and many more," he said. "Your system stinks!" However, Piñera added that he believes in the "self-determination of the peoples and the non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other countries. Therefore, we will seek to improve relations with all Latin American countries, including Venezuela, for our mutual benefit." President Michelle Bachelet said she had invited the president-elect to the Rio Group Summit to be held on February 21 in Cancun, Mexico. |
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