Venezuela will buy Spanish planes with European technology
{{date|January 14, 2006}}
[[Image:LocationVenezuela.png|right|235px|thumb|Map highlighting Venezuela.]]
In a communique issued by the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of [[w:en:Venezuela|Venezuela]] in [[w:en:Madrid|Madrid]] as response to the barring of Spain's sale of military planes to Venezuela, and then made public by the chancellor’s office, Venezuela has claimed that the reason why the United States government vetoes the selling of [[w:en:Spanish|Spanish]] planes to Venezuela is because [[w:en:Washington|Washington]] wants to continue imposing the flight of American anti-drug patrols dean nations. If the US did so it would violate Venezuela's sovereignty he said.

[[w:en:Spain|Spain]] says it will keep its promise and will equip the planes using [[w:en:Europe|European]] parts to bypass the US licenses.

Venezuela wants to buy 12 planes with a combined value of 2 billion U.S. dollars to carry out its own anti-drug surveillance and interception flights.

Venezuela is also attempting to buy planes from [[w:en:Brazil|Brazil]], but this move has also been vetoed by the US government under the grounds that Brazilian planes use US technology.

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/14/content_4051238.htm|title=Venezuela slams US attempt to block sale of Spanish planes|author=China View|pub=Xinhua|date=January 14, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/international/europe/14spain.html|title=U.S. Bars Spain's Sale of Planes to 'Antidemocratic' Venezuela|author=Renwick Mclean|pub=The New York Times|date=January 14, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4609696.stm|title=Spain defies US on Venezuela deal|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=January 13, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://english.eluniversal.com/2006/01/09/en_pol_art_09A652483.shtml|title=US troubles with Chávez hinder drug interdiction in Venezuela|author=|pub=eluniversal.com|date=January 9, 2006}}

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[[es:Venezuela afirma que Estados Unidos quiere controlar el narcotráfico en el país]]
[[pt:Segundo Venezuela EUA querem controlar narcotráfico]]
Map highlighting Venezuela.
In a communique issued by the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Madrid as response to the barring of Spain's sale of military planes to Venezuela, and then made public by the chancellor’s office, Venezuela has claimed that the reason why the United States government vetoes the selling of Spanish planes to Venezuela is because Washington wants to continue imposing the flight of American anti-drug patrols dean nations. If the US did so it would violate Venezuela's sovereignty he said.

Spain says it will keep its promise and will equip the planes using European parts to bypass the US licenses.

Venezuela wants to buy 12 planes with a combined value of 2 billion U.S. dollars to carry out its own anti-drug surveillance and interception flights.

Venezuela is also attempting to buy planes from Brazil, but this move has also been vetoed by the US government under the grounds that Brazilian planes use US technology.


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