La Paz - Accusations of corruption in Quillacollo municipal mayor''s office, Bolivian department of Cochabamba, are investigated by an inter-institutional commission, Justice Minister Hector Arce said Thursday.

Caracas - Venezuela''s Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, insisted Monday on respect for the self-determination of peoples as a principle of the UN Charter, which reflects that no state should meddle in the internal affairs of others.

Caracas - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) Wednesday to strengthen military leadership for the defense of peace, territorial integrity and the Constitution.

Caracas - The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, reiterated Tuesday the call for dialogue with the opposition as the only way of peaceful coexistence in Venezuela, immersed in a US-backed development coup.

Moscow - Moscow and Beijing have issued statements in support of Venezuela against U.S. meddling with the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic through military interference, which includes a planned coup d'état.