Ali Rodriguez Quotations

Venezuela is always prepared to assist other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean as far as it can,

This situation is entirely the responsibility of President Fox,

The simple announcement by U.S. authorities to place one million barrels a day ... will provoke a strong descent (in oil prices) on Monday.

We are convinced that we have to increase production this year,

There has been no forceful condemnation by the United States as everyone expected.

There has been an underhanded condemnation, not a condemnation as such, ... Doubt is still in the air over what is the U.S. government's official position.

We demand mutual respect so as to achieve healthy relations as other countries do,

Prices will fall, but the effect will be temporary.

Problems are solved by talking. They took the initiative; now they should solve the problem and we'll try to help them,

There is no problem with crude supply. Prices do not depend exclusively on OPEC,