President Hugo Chávez Thursday invited "large estate holders to negotiate land holding."

When presenting the results of Vuelvan Caras employment plan, the Venezuelan ruler ensured that his government does not "want to despoil anyone." The measures only intend to redistribute the land in order to favor the have-nots. "Let us negotiate," he insisted, local Unión Radio reported.

Nevertheless, Chávez warned that anyone who opposes this process would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. He made a call to land owners to reach an agreement. "We are reaching out to you. If you have 20,000 hectares, a house, animals... I don't want to take anything from you. Even though you have no right on the estate, we are willing to let you own a part of it legally."

Meanwhile, unofficial sources said that early on Thursday members of Chávez' military house arrived in La Marqueseña ranch, in southwestern Barinas state. The Venezuelan ruler has reportedly plans to broadcast his weekly radio and TV show "Hello, President!" from this estate, recently taken over by regional authorities and the National Land Institute (INTI).