November
24, 2004
Aznar's role in the
coup d'etat against President Chávez
confronts President Zapatero with Rajoy
(El Periódico) - "(…)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
and Mariano Rajoy will face each other
in Congress, and most certainly will take
advantage of the opportunity to settle
a pending debt: Minister Moratinos' accusations
against President José María
Aznar for his alleged support to the coup
d'etat against President Chávez
in 2002 (…)
What detonated this
confrontation were the remarks made
by Minister Moratinos in a debate on
TVE, saying that in 2002 the Spanish
Ambassador to Venezuela had instructions
to support the coup d'etat against President
Chávez, who was kidnapped and
then released when the coup failed (...)".
