Posted on 09/19/2013 5:29:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The United States has refused permission for President Nicolas Maduro's plane to fly through its airspace when the Venezuelan leader travels to China this weekend, Caracas said Thursday.
Maduro's government received word from US authorities that the plane was denied rights to American airspace over the Atlantic, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua told reporters in decrying the decision as an "insult."
"We denounce this as another insult of North American imperialism against the government," Jaua said.
"No one can deny airspace to a plane carrying a president on an international state visit. There is no valid argument to refuse airspace."
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And over the U.S. Territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Also check on Venezuelan restrictions on U.S. military overflights of its territory. Not allowed. Most likely, a Venezuelan Air Force airplane would make this flight, so it’s reciprocal.
Even before Chavez, when we flew into South America we had to give most of Venezuela a wide berth.
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