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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

US, Venezuela blame each other for S. America 'arms race'

UNASURThe United States and Venezuela on Tuesday accused each other of triggering a possible arms race in South America through military deals seen as destabilizing for the region.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in Washington: "We have expressed concern about the number of Venezuelan arms purchases... Certainly (they) raise the question as to whether there is going to be an arms race in the region."

But Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro shot back during a meeting with South American counterparts in Ecuador that an imminent US deal to use seven Colombian bases was the real cause for concern.

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