Chavez Consolidates ALBA
on Tour
The Bolivarian
Alternative for the
Americas moved forward
after Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez'
visit, which concluded
in this capital.
The Bolivarian
Republic's head of
government started his
tour the present week in
Guatemala, where he
attended President
Alvaro Colom's
inauguration.
He held talks with
Guatemala's new
administration and
agreed to begin studies
for possible
incorporation of that
country to the
PETROCARIBE project.
On his integrationist
trip, Chavez arrived on
Monday in Honduras,
where he met his peer
Manuel Zelaya, to set
several bilateral
agreements and the
Central American
country's incorporation
to the regional
PETROCARIBE initiative.
In this reference,
Venezuela will send
20,000 oil barrels a day
from Tegucigalpa for
electricity generation,
which could be paid with
agricultural produce.
A founder of the
integrationist
initiative with his
Cuban colleague,
President Fidel Castro,
the Venezuelan president
continued his tour on
Monday, traveling to
Managua to review the
agreements of solidarity
and cooperation with the
local authorities.
After several meetings
with a representation of
his government team,
with the Nicaraguan
authorities, Chavez held
a comprehensive meeting
with members of the
managerial sector,
farmers, cooperative
members, and common
citizens.
The president
highlighted ALBA
priorities like
integration that leads
to independence for
Latin Americans.
The head of government
also referred to threats
that currently hang over
the planet, including
the consequences of
global warming and the
crises in energy and
food.
"The Nicaraguan people
should know that all the
resources they need for
the current century are
in Venezuela, and we are
putting them at their
disposal," he said
during a call to quicken
their pace in the
cooperation agreements.
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