But Libyan rebels adamantly rejected the proposal, which Western powers also dismissed.
Chavez, a close Kadhafi ally, first floated the idea Monday of putting together an international peace mission in a bid to reach a settlement that would avert a civil war.
The firebrand leftist ruler insisted late Thursday that his proposal was solid, and warned that oil prices would rise beyond $200 a barrel if the conflict intensifies.
The Venezuelan leader said that he managed to speak with Kadhafi briefly on Monday and asked him whether he was ready to receive a multinational delegation in Libya.
Kadhafi responded: "Look, Chavez, not only countries, I hope the United Nations itself comes to see the truth of what is going on," according to the Venezuelan leader.
Speaking at a political event, Chavez also said he spoke with "several presidents" of Africa and Latin America about the idea.
Libyan rebels and others brushed aside the offer.
"We have a very clear statement. It`s too late. Too much blood has been spilled," Mustafa Gheriani, a spokesman for the opposition`s self-declared national council set up in the eastern city of Benghazi, told AFP.
The Arab League said it was "studying" the offer. But a source there said a response to Chavez`s proposal would have to be carefully considered.
"There is no rejection and there is no acceptance right now," the source said.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley dismissed the idea. "You don`t need an international commission to tell Colonel Kadhafi what he needs to do for the good of his country and the good of his people," he said.
President Barack Obama called on Kadhafi to give up power for the good of his country, and said he was reviewing the "full range" of military options, including a no-fly zone.
France also rejected the Chavez mediation offer, with Foreign Minister Alain Juppe saying that "any mediation that allows Colonel Kadhafi to succeed himself is obviously not welcome."
Juppe spoke after meeting in Paris with British Foreign Minister William Hague, who claimed that "the speediest way to bring about an end to the bloodshed is for Colonel Kadhafi to leave."
The rebels in Benghazi, meanwhile, were adamant that they would "never negotiate with anybody on the blood of our people."
"The only way we can negotiate with Chavez is if Kadhafi goes to Venezuela" for good, said Gheriani. "Then we`ll ask him to have Kadhafi back in Libya to be prosecuted by our justice."
Chavez said earlier this week that any foreign military intervention in Tripoli would be a "catastrophe."
He and Kadhafi routinely make public condemnations of US "imperialism" and have exchanged visits in recent years. Ties are so close that Kadhafi was rumored at one point to have fled to Caracas, claims that were later denied.
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