DTN News - HUGO CHAVEZ NEWS: Venezuela Protests Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Statement On Hugo Chavez As 'Insensitive'

DTN News - HUGO CHAVEZ NEWS: Venezuela Protests Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Statement On Hugo Chavez  As 'Insensitive'

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 7, 2013: Venezuela has sent a formal protest to the Canadian government for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's "insensitive" remarks on the death of President Hugo Chavez.

Harper issued a statement that offered "condolences to the people of Venezuela," but not the family of the flamboyant 58-year-old leftist leader, who died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

A statement from a senior Venezuelan government official says a "card of protest" was sent to Ottawa after Harper expressed what he called insensitivity at a time when their country is grieving.

A wordy note from the vice-minister for North America, Claudia Salerno, said Caracas was protesting "in a blunt and categorical way, the statements issued the 5 of March 2013 by the prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, as they constitute insensitive and impertinent sentiments at a time when the Venezuelan people are grieving and crying over the irreparable physical loss of the Commander President Hugo Chavez Frias."

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DTN News - VENEZUELAN DEFENSE NEWS: Venezuela Making Drones, Assembling Rifles Says President Hugo Chavez

DTN News - VENEZUELAN DEFENSE NEWS: Venezuela Making Drones, Assembling Rifles Says President Hugo Chavez


(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2012:   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government has begun to assemble Kalashnikov assault rifles with assistance from Russia and has also started making surveillance drones.
Chavez says Venezuela has produced three drones so far. One of the small planes was shown on television atop a truck.
Chavez also said during a televised speech on Wednesday that Venezuela has so far assembled 3,000 Kalashnikov AK 103 rifles. He said that Venezuela has also started making grenades and ammunition for its military.
Chavez says Venezuela is strengthening its military with help from allies including China, Russia and Iran.
*Iranian Mohajer-2 drone appears in Venezuela. Chavez’s building his own drone fleet with the help of Tehran

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.ca/2012/06/dtn-news-venezuelan-defense-news.html

DTN News - VENEZUELAN DEFENSE NEWS: Venezuela Making Drones, Assembling Rifles Says President Hugo Chavez

DTN News - VENEZUELAN DEFENSE NEWS: Venezuela Making Drones, Assembling Rifles Says President Hugo Chavez

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2012:   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government has begun to assemble Kalashnikov assault rifles with assistance from Russia and has also started making surveillance drones.

Chavez says Venezuela has produced three drones so far. One of the small planes was shown on television atop a truck.

Chavez also said during a televised speech on Wednesday that Venezuela has so far assembled 3,000 Kalashnikov AK 103 rifles. He said that Venezuela has also started making grenades and ammunition for its military.

Chavez says Venezuela is strengthening its military with help from allies including China, Russia and Iran.

*Iranian Mohajer-2 drone appears in Venezuela. Chavez’s building his own drone fleet with the help of Tehran

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.ca/2012/06/dtn-news-venezuelan-defense-news.html

DTN News - VENEZUELA NEWS: Venezuelan Government Manipulates Rulings Says Ex-Judge

DTN News - VENEZUELA NEWS:  Venezuelan Government Manipulates Rulings Says Ex-Judge

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 19, 2012: Venezuela's judges make decisions based on instructions from the country's government rather than the rule of law, a former top justice who fled the South American nation said.

Venezuela's judges make decisions based on instructions from the country's government rather than the rule of law, a former top justice who fled the South American nation said.

Eladio Aponte Aponte, who was a Supreme Court justice until the Venezuelan government accused him of connections with an alleged drug trafficker last month, was flown to the United States by the Drug Enforcement Agency this week, a Costa Rican official said.

The former judge told Miami-based SOiTV that he fears for his life in his home country. And he described what he said is a corrupt justice system where officials are forced to convict political prisoners.

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.ca/2012/04/dtn-news-venezuela-news-venezuelan.html

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia Revs Up Arms Exports

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia Revs Up Arms Exports

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 23, 2012: In 2011,   Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms exporting agency, fetched $13.2 billion from its arms and military equipment sales, which exceeded the initial goal by $1.6 billion. Russia is the world’s second biggest arms exporter. By 2012, experts predict its turnover to surge even higher, surpassing the $14 billion mark.

The munitions market is one of those few spheres where Russia stands at par with Western powers. It is a considerable success, even though Russia slightly lags behind the US, whose sales revenues have reached $28-34 billion in 2011.

It’s worth noting, however, that the majority of American exports are related to US military aid programs and arms sales within NATO, where the US dominates both R&D and manufacturing. Thus, US-produced arms never fall short of demand, especially among the NATO novice members.  

Over the past five years, Russian has been heavily concentrating on diversification of its weapons export market. Since then, it has witnessed a significant surge in demand and a drop in the shares of its largest contractors. Its reach keeps broadening with time. In 2011, Russia was selling munitions to 57 countries worldwide. But the year 2012 is expected to be pivotal, with major income flows coming from a few large contractors, mainly from India. In 2012, India will receive $7.7 billion worth of Russian arms, which amounts to over 60% of the Russian arms market and almost 80% of Indian imports.

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2012/02/dtn-news-defense-news-russia-revs-up.html

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran's Ahmadinejad Begins 4-Nation Latin American Tour In Venezuela, Seeking Allies’ Support

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran's Ahmadinejad Begins 4-Nation Latin American Tour In Venezuela, Seeking Allies’ Support

 (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 8, 2012:  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a four-nation Latin American tour Sunday aiming to show off relationships with allies as tensions grow over Iran’s nuclear program.

It is the Iranian leader’s fifth visit to Venezuela. He will also travel to Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.

Tensions have been rising in the Mideast as Iran has warned it could retaliate against newly tightened U.S. sanctions by blocking shipping lanes out of the Persian Gulf. A large share of the world’s oil tanker traffic passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ahmadinejad smiled and waved but made no comments as he stepped off a plane Sunday evening at Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas. He was greeted by Vice President Elias Jaua and other Venezuelan officials.

The Iranian leader was scheduled to meet Monday with his longtime ally President Hugo Chavez, who was on a trip in eastern Venezuela on Sunday.

Several hours before Ahmadinejad’s arrival, Chavez rebuffed calls by U.S. officials for countries to insist that Iran stop defying international efforts to assess its nuclear program.

“What the empire does is make you laugh, in its desperation to do something they won’t be able to do: dominate this world,” Chavez said.

The U.S. and its allies accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear energy program. France has been pressing the European Union to impose additional sanctions.

Chavez and his allies in the left-leaning Bolivarian Alliance, or ALBA bloc, have backed Iran in the dispute.

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2012/01/dtn-news-iran-defense-news-irans.html

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Venezuela Buying 10-12 Chinese Medium-Range Transport Aircraft....NSI News Source Info # 1280

(NSI News Source Info) CARACAS, Venezuela - November 28, 2010: Venezuela will purchase from China between 10 and 12 medium-range Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft, after taking delivery in recent weeks of 18 K-8 training aircraft previously acquired in the Asian country, a senior military official said.
“These Y-8s will provide support for the operations of our C-130 Hercules transport planes...that have a range covering South America and to the north of Spain,” Maj. Gen. Jorge Oropeza said Friday.
He said that negotiations for the purchase of the Y-8s are in the hands of the Defense Ministry and it is hoped that these aircraft will be delivered to Venezuela sometime next year.

http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/11/dtn-news-defense-news-venezuela-buying.html