US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Porter Goss Wednesday classified Venezuela, along with Colombia, Haiti, Cuba, and Mexico, as "potentially" unstable countries in 2005, news agency Efe reported.

These countries may become "conflictive spots" this year, said Goss to the Senate Intelligence Committee when questioned about the major threats facing the United States.

Though CIA director made clear that US's top enemy is Al Qaida, he also expressed the agency concerns about the current situation in several Latin American countries.

Regarding Venezuela, he stated that President Hugo Chávez is consolidating his power against his foes by means of "technically legal" tactics and is meddling with other countries' domestic affairs with the support of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.