Border controversy will be handled at highest level, Chávez says

Hugo Chávez

Venezuelan daily El Universal yesterday reported President Hugo Chávez as saying that the Governments of Venezuela and Guyana had agreed to handle their border controversy at the highest level and in a very responsible manner.

Chávez, it was reported, made the comments in the course of a telephone call to state TV station Venezolana de Television early yesterday morning. He was quoted as saying