CARACAS, Feb. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The Venezuelan government would donate 1 million US dollars to Haiti to help the Haitian people who are suffering from political chaos, Foreign Minister Jesus Perez said in a statement Monday.

    Perez said fuel, food and medicine would also be sent to Haiti once all the procedures have started.

    The minister said Venezuela shares the position of the Organization of American States (OAS) in insisting on the constitutional steps to find a "peaceful and democratic" way to defuse the political crisis in Haiti.

    He voiced his concern over a possible escalation of the violence in Haiti, noting that dialogues should be held to resolvethe crisis.

    The three-week-long insurgency in Haiti intensified on Monday as the opposition rejected a plan of the international community to negotiate a solution under which President Jean-Bertrand Aristide would share power with his opponents.

    On Sunday, armed rebels captured Cap-Haitien, the country's second largest city, and threatened to move on to the capital, complicating the international efforts to end the crisis.

    The rebellion against President Aristide began in the country'sfourth largest city of Gonaives early this month and has so far claimed nearly 70 lives. Enditem