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07-07-2008, 06:00 PM
The Autonomous Syndicate of Petroleum Transport Drivers announced the aviation sector would be excluded from their ongoing conflict with Chevron-Texaco. They guaranteed the supply of fuel for the nation's airports. The decision came after a meeting with Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, Labor Minister Ramon Fadul and Chief of the Police Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin at the Presidential Palace. Alburquerque stressed that the supply of aviation fuel was an issue of "essential service" and asked the syndicate to be flexible. The nation's aviation fuel is primarily supplied by Chevron-Texaco. Vice-President Alburquerque is acting as a mediator in the conflict between the truckers and the oil company. Both the syndicate and the Chevron-Texaco teams have submitted proposals to put an end to the dispute.
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