Gadhafi seeks Venezuela’s aid on conflict

 CARACAS, Venezuela – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has sent a delegation to Venezuela to seek peaceful solutions to the conflict in the North African nation, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.

 Chavez provided few details about the delegation sent by Gadhafi, saying only that “they have come to our country to search for a political way out of Libya’s crisis.”

 Shortly after the violent upheaval in Libya began in February, Chavez proposed the creation of an international peace commission to mediate an end to the conflict. He said his government is continuing to seek a negotiated solution.

 The Venezuelan president calls Gadhafi a friend and has been a staunch opponent of the military intervention by U.S. and European air forces. The leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia have taken similar stances.

Associated Press