U.S. Imposes Arms Ban on Venezuela

By GEORGE GEDDA
Associated Press Writer

05/15/06 "AP" -- -- WASHINGTON — The United States is imposing a ban on arms sales to Venezuela because of what it claims is a lack of support by President Hugo Chavez's leftist government for counterterrorism efforts, a State Department official said Monday.

The official said Venezuela has been providing a safe haven for the two main leftist guerrilla groups in Colombia. The official spoke only on the condition of anonymity because the arms sale ban had not yet been announced.

© 2006 The Associated Press

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