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profundity is approaching its inevitable end... him never learn from the bumblings of Manley ? or maybe power is corrupting his brain as many before him...
"I don't see much possibility of approving the Venezuelan request within three months," Heraclito Fortes, head of the Senate committee, told Reuters.
"Venezuela hasn't met the criteria for entry and Chávez is trying to put the blame on somebody else," Fortes added.
Chávez told Mercosur nations on Tuesday they must approve Venezuela's membership in the trade bloc within three months or he would withdraw the request to join it.
Venezuela last year quit the Andean trade bloc to join political allies Brazil and Argentina in Mercosur.
Repeated warnings
But industry leaders in Brazil have repeatedly warned that Chávez wants to use the group as a regional platform for his political agenda and would undermine their trade interests.
They are also concerned that Chávez's nationalisation of key industries and growing controls over media could prevent the European Union from relaunching trade talks with Mercosur.
Brazil's Government recently urged Chávez to make a "gesture of goodwill" following a spat between the leftist leader and Brazil's Senate, which criticised Chávez for the recent closure of an opposition television station.
"He has to comply not only with trade norms but also with democratic norms," said Fortes, who is a member of the opposition Democratas party.
Chavez need to buy a copy of 'From Third World to First'..
Motty spoke of these things... re-inventing the wheel, getting caught up in sentiment....
Ah Bwoy...
"I don't see much possibility of approving the Venezuelan request within three months," Heraclito Fortes, head of the Senate committee, told Reuters.
"Venezuela hasn't met the criteria for entry and Chávez is trying to put the blame on somebody else," Fortes added.
Chávez told Mercosur nations on Tuesday they must approve Venezuela's membership in the trade bloc within three months or he would withdraw the request to join it.
Venezuela last year quit the Andean trade bloc to join political allies Brazil and Argentina in Mercosur.
Repeated warnings
But industry leaders in Brazil have repeatedly warned that Chávez wants to use the group as a regional platform for his political agenda and would undermine their trade interests.
They are also concerned that Chávez's nationalisation of key industries and growing controls over media could prevent the European Union from relaunching trade talks with Mercosur.
Brazil's Government recently urged Chávez to make a "gesture of goodwill" following a spat between the leftist leader and Brazil's Senate, which criticised Chávez for the recent closure of an opposition television station.
"He has to comply not only with trade norms but also with democratic norms," said Fortes, who is a member of the opposition Democratas party.
Chavez need to buy a copy of 'From Third World to First'..
Motty spoke of these things... re-inventing the wheel, getting caught up in sentiment....
Ah Bwoy...