Pubdate: Tue, 25 May 1999 Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) Copyright: 1999 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Contact: http://www.seattle-pi.com/ VENEZUELA DENY A REQUEST BY THE UNITED STATES Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that he will deny a request by the United States to use Venezuela's airspace for anti-narcotics flights in the region. The United States wants to use Venezuela's airspace for flights from three new staging centers being set up in Ecuador and the islands of Curacao and Aruba. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek Rea