(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-12 09:46

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has rejected attacks against his government by congressmen of the US Republican Party, local media reported Friday.

The House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing Thursday to analyze the crisis between Colombia and Ecuador.

Jose Miguel Insulza, general-secretary of Organization of American States (OAS), told USlawmakers during the hearing that there is no evidence linking Venezuela to terrorist groups. But his remarks were questioned by the lawmakers.

Chavez said the congressmen are trying to impose "ephemeral views" by suggesting a connection between the Venezuelan government and terrorist groups.

Ecuador broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia on March 3 to protest against the latter's March 1 military attack on a FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) base in Ecuadorian territory.