In a bizarre twist, the Government who has claimed that it will not go back to the negotiation until the general strike is over, announced that given the “failure” (its a resounding success!!) of the strike, it will go back to the negotiation table. The statement by the Government, which was highly critical of the opposition was read with the Secretary General of the OAS in the background. Mr. Gaviria did not look too happy with the wording of the Government’s statement.
The Devil's Excrement
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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