Chavez says Obama victory could spur talks with US
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is willing to talk with Barack Obama if the Democratic candidate wins Tuesday's election.
Chavez said that relations between Venezuela and the US, now at their lowest point in years, could improve in an Obama presidency.
During a televised speech on Sunday, Chavez said he would meet with Obama only "on equal and respectful terms."
Chavez ordered the US ambassador out of Venezuela on September 12, accusing the envoy of involvement in a purported assassination plot. US officials deny it.
He also recalled his ambassador from Washington and suggested that relations would not be fully restored until US President George W. Bush leaves the White House.
"Hopefully with Obama, we will enter a new phase," Chavez said.
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