Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has described Libyan rebels as "terrorists" and called on other countries to cut ties with the opposition council fighting Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
"Not only do we refuse to recognize the pantomime and acting performed by the Transitional National Council, but we are telling Europe and other countries that they have recognized a group of terrorists and given them legitimacy," Chavez said, according to AFP.
On Monday, at a meeting with ministers broadcast by state television, Chávez said that such a recognition "destroys the foundations of international law" because it paves the way for the emergence of other similar opposition groups.
He also read a letter sent to him by Gaddafi, in which he praised Venezuela for its support.
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