( CNN ) -- Venezuela 's president has spoken with embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi about a proposal to bring an international mediation team to Libya , Venezuela 's information minister confirmed Wednesday . The two leaders conversed Tuesday , Minister Andrez Izarra said in a post on his Twitter account . `` All the contacts that Venezuela is making with the Arab world and the entire world is for peace in Libya . Tomorrow new developments , '' the tweet read . Earlier this week , Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the United States ' criticisms of Gadhafi had a clear aim : military invasion . `` Let 's not get carried away by the drums of war , because the United States , I am sure that they are exaggerating and distorting things to justify an invasion , '' Chavez said Monday , according to Venezuelan state media . The United States has said all options are on the table . Speaking in Caracas Monday , Chavez proposed sending an international committee to Libya to mediate and help develop a peaceful solution to unrest in the North African country . `` Instead of sending marines and tanks and planes , why do n't we send a goodwill commission to try to help so that they do not continue killing in Libya ? They are our brothers , '' he said in a speech televised on the government-run network . Chavez and Gadhafi have a close relationship , having bonded partly over shared opposition to U.S. global influence . At a lavish Tripoli celebration commemorating 40 years of Gadhafi 's leadership in 2009 , the two leaders sat side-by-side during a two-hour military parade . That same year , a new football stadium in Benghazi was named after the Venezuelan leader . As rumors swirled about Gadhafi and his whereabouts last week , some suggested that he may be en route to Venezuela . Those reports proved to be false ; the Libyan leader later spoke publicly in his country 's capital . But the close ties between the two leaders remain strong . On Monday , Chavez said Gadhafi `` has been my friend and our friend for a long time '' in remarks broadcast on Venezuelan state television . `` We must be cautious . We know what our policy is : we do not support invasions , or massacres , or anything , no matter who does it . But there is no doubt that , regarding Libya , a campaign of lies is being woven -- the same that has been woven about Venezuela for a long time , '' he said . The U.N. Security Council over the weekend voted for tough restrictions and possible war crimes charges against the Libyan regime . CNN 's Nelson Quinones and journalist Osmary Hernandez Sosa contributed to this report .
The Venezuelan leader proposes creating a goodwill commission to work in Libya . ` ` let 's not get carried away by the drums of war , '' he says . Gadhafi and Chavez have a close relationship . Chavez is ` ` a campaign of lies is being woven '' about Libya .