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Chronology of the process of improving relations since the advent of Obama
Relations between the two countries, traditionally close, suffered a gradual decline since the arrival of hugochavez in 1999 and especially since the administration of GeorgeW. Bush supported the short-lived government that emerged from the brief coup 2002contra the Venezuelan president.
These complicated diplomatic relations have been threatened with disruption salpicadasde who have not hanafectado not materialize and the bilateral trade.
The last of these crises, opened last September, saldocon is the expulsion of U.S. ambassador in Caracas and Washington delvenezolano.
Since Obama won the elections last November and more aundespues the inauguration of January 20, Chavez said suesperanza of a change in U.S. policy to their country of one and normalizing bilateral relations.
We believe the time has come to establish nuevasrelaciones between our countries and our region, based on the principles of respect for sovereignty, equality and co true, Chavez said after the victory of Obama.
Although there has continued friction between the two countries, the situation was distended up to the announcement today.
This is a chronology of events relevant to bilateral relations occurred since the arrival of Obama to the White House:
June 25 .- The Department U.S. State Venezuela announces acuerdocon respective ambassadors to return to Washington Caracasy.
June 18 .- Chavez praises Obama for his intention to change.
June 17 .- The Government of Venezuela claims that the informesestadounidenses on other countries are a tool for lapolitica imperial aggression.
June 3 .- Hugo Chavez demands a EE. UU. being surrendered to the Justiciavenezolana to terrorist Luis Posada Carriles and said he could serincluso a threat to Obama.
14 .- The Venezuelan government may formally nationalizing dela U.S. firm Williams Companies whose operations einstalaciones passed into the hands of the state PDVSA.
April 29 .- Chavez said that his colleague who yearns United States put an end to the empire.
April 22 .- The Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton advocates an approach to the Venezuelan president, following the isolation of considerarque the last eight years has not worked well.
April 21 .- The charge d'affaires of U.S. Embassy enCaracas, John Caulfield, reiterated the readiness of Washington paramejorar diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
April 20 .- The U.S. government describes as positive laidea Chavez to discuss the return of ambassadors to their respective countries.
April 19 .- David Axelrod, Obama's political adviser, said that Venezuela should elmandatario to bury his anti ytratar to cooperate with U.S. if you want to normalize relations.
April 17 .- Obama close the hand of Chavez, who in turn diceque he wants to be your friend before the opening of the V Cumbrede the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.
April 10 .- Chavez said that it seemed a good sign in these United opening of a trial by lying to the anti LuisPosada Carriles.
Since April 7 .- Japan, Chavez praised Obama's proposal for unmundo without nuclear weapons and is the hand to open a nuevaetapa of bilateral relations.
April 6 .- Chavez said in Tokyo that she has hope recuperarunas relations normal with the U.S. now that is in the White House someone who has good intentions.
April 4 .- The Venezuelan president said that Iran is dispuestoa using the button on the #39, #39 reset to the relations with the U.S.
on a rational level.
April 2 .- The Government of Venezuela said that the United States to recognize its share of responsibility for drug trafficking is hopeful to improve the fight against drugs.
Mar 22 .- Chavez reveals that annulled the appointment of a nuevoembajador in Washington that he planned to announce a signal to normalize relations, because Obama Venezuela accused deexportar terrorism.
Mar 20 .- The U.S. Democratic Senator William Delahuntvisita Caracas, where he met with Chavez and promises an improvement in bilateral larelacion Government Obama.
Mar 6 .- The Venezuelan leader invited his colleague from the U.S. aalinearse with defending the socialist system, with the argumentode that the capitalist model has failed.
Mar 5 .- Chavez said he has given green light to his counterpart, Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who speaks for the casovenezolano with Obama.
Mar 4 .- The vice president of Venezuela, Ramon Carrizalez, states that the U.S. authorities have removed the mask to yrenunciar not accuse the country of cooperate against drug trafficking.
Mar 1 .- Chavez calls respect for the second consecutive day, a United States of sucolega.
February 28 .- The president of Venezuela who calls on Obama do not target with him and not follow the same clumsy and stupid way of his predecessor, George W. Bush, referring to reports from Washington on the situation of human rights and drug trafficking in the paissuramericano.
February 27 .- United States says that Venezuela, with a high level decorrupcion and a weak judicial system continues being one of the biggest drug-transit countries, and also one of the menoscolaboradores at the international level to combat this scourge.February 27 .- Chavez says that no grandesesperanzas done with the new government the United States because seguirasiendo imperialist and hit the people.
February 26 .- The Venezuelan government called false ymalintencionado the report prepared by the Department of Estadosobre rights situation Human in Venezuela.
February 25 .- United States says that Venezuela is unacorrupcion pervasive harassment of the press and oposicionpolitica, and the judicial system is politicized, in its report on human rights anualsobre world.
February 14 .- Chavez claims to have the best wishes to return at least to the level of relations that Venezuela has with the Government deBill Clinton.
February 13 .- The President Venezuela to assess the senalescontradictorias that says it has sent the new United States Government to decide on the possibility of an interview conObama in Trinidad and Tobago.
February 9 .- The United States Government expressed its Venezuela confidence enque make every effort to ensure that never again aocurrir Semitic activities in that country.
February 2 .- Chavez claims that he was an honor for his revolution the expulsion of its ambassador in Washington, Bernardo Alvarez.
Jan. 27 .- The return of United States ambassadors to Caracas and Washington yVenezuela, respectively, will queesperar a time, said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro.
25 .- Jan. Chavez says in a newspaper column that if the United States sucolega open fist, the path would start rebuilding the unfortunate consequences for bilateral relations.
Jan. 23 .- The Venezuelan government welcomed the U.S. decision to remove nuevomandatario Guantanamo prison and torture deprohibir.
Jan. 20 .- Obama assumes the presidency of the USA tion and Chavez said it is wishful thinking, but hopesthat his arrival will mark a change in deverdad U.S. relations with the countries of the Third. EFE