01/14/1998
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"We express our satisfaction for the existence of that form of government in almost all the countries that make up our hemisphere."
"We recognize the importance of the expansion of commerce and bilateral investment to improve the standard of living of the people of our countries."
"Drugs are not simply a problem for the United States or for Venezuela; they are our common problem, and we must fight back together."
"We reaffirm the long history of shared friendship and cooperation between Venezuela and the United States of America."