EXHIBIT 23.6

 

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 20, 2003

 

 

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