Prince Felipe de Borbón, heir to the Spanish throne, is not carrying any personal message from King Juan Carlos to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, as opposed to what the ruler said, diplomatic sources told Efe.

Prince Felipe will represent the Spanish State in Buenos Aires next Monday, December 10th, during the inauguration of Argentinean president-elect Cristina Fernández. Chávez will attend the ceremony, too.

Chávez said on Wednesday in Caracas that he would meet in Buenos Aires with Prince Felipe, who was "bringing a personal message" from King Juan Carlos. However, the prince denied to have requested any meeting, the sources reported.

The prince is not expected to transmit any message to Chávez, not even with regard to the referendum on the draft constitutional reform held last Sunday.

Since last November, when King Juan Carlos asked Chávez to keep his mouth shut during the Ibero-American Summit held in Santiago de Chile, the Venezuelan ruler has demanded repeatedly the monarch's apologies.