"No country has the right to bomb another country," said on Sunday Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, during his weekly program Aló Presidente (Hello, President).

"We repeat our message from Venezuela, from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA): We demand a halt to the attack against Libya. If you want to help a country, you should not bomb it, you have to talk with the parties," Chávez admonished.

He added that he was "calling (the parties) to seek a diplomatic solution." Chávez stressed that "the plan of this little group," as he called the allied nations that are deploying military actions in Libyan territory, "is to seize oil."

The Venezuelan president highlighted that as soon as the United Nations Security Council took the "horrendous" decision to impose a no-fly zone and other sanctions on Libya allegedly to protect the lives of civilians, the Libyan government said that it accepted the resolution and declared a cease-fire and said that it expected the arrival of a committee. "The committee is formed by Tomahawk (missiles)," Chávez said. He stressed that the international community must find a diplomatic plan to ensure peace.

Where are the USD 200 billion of Libyan international reserves deposited in international banks?, wondered Chávez. He answered: "they were frozen. Europe is trying to overcome its economic crisis with war and with Libya's money."

Translated by Gerardo Cárdenas

Source: ElUniversal.com