Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has defended his claim that the former government supported a failed coup bid in Venezuela in 2002. The comments, made during a visit to Spain by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week, prompted the Popular Party to demand his resignation. Mr Moratinos told MPs that Jose Maria Aznar’s cabinet lent legitimacy to the coup attempt by failing to condemn it. But he apologised for the inopportune timing of his remarks. Speaking at the parliamentary hearing on Wednesday he also denied accusing the former centre-right government of instigating or helping to prepare the coup.Full Story
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