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EXHIBIT 23.5

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statements File Nos. 33-38621, 33-80582, 33-59497 and 333-08139.

LARA MARAMBIO & ASOCIADOS

Tomás Pueyo Acosta
Public Accountant
C.P.C. No 15.841

Caracas—Venezuela, March 13, 2002



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EXHIBIT 23.5 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS