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American Leaders Busy in Doha
Doha - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
visited Wednesday the Al Jazeera channel to
testify the signing of an accord between
that Qatari TV channel and the Telesur
chain, while other South American rulers
continue networking here.
Chavez and his delegation were welcomed by
executives from that Arab channel at its
Doha headquarters, along with Telesur
president Andres Lizarra, who inked the
cooperation accord between both companies.
Sources from the Venezuelan presidency told
Prensa Latina that the head of State toured
facilities and gave an interview,
highlighting his presence in Qatar for the
Second Summit of Heads of State of South
America and Arab countries (ASPA).
As Chavez told this agency shortly before
arriving in Doha early Tuesday, he also held
bilateral meetings with Syrian President
Bashar Al-Assad, Lebanon"s Michel Suleiman,
Libya"s Muammar Al-Gaddafi, and Qatar"s Emir
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Chilean President and UNASUR pro-tempore
chairwoman Michelle Bachelet met with Al-Thani,
and Arab League general secretary Amr Moussa,
according to official sources from that
South American country.
Among multiple bilateral contacts of South
American heads of State with Arab leaders
are those of Brazil"s President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva with Emir Al-Thani, and
Qatar"s crown prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad
Al Thani.
Argentinean stateswoman Cristina Fernandez
de Kirchner ratified her nation"s support to
establish an independent Palestinian state
that lives in peace with that of Israel,
during Tuesday talks with her Palestinian
peer Mahmoud Abbas.
Fernandez greeted affectionately her
Bolivian peer Evo Morales, who slammed in
his speech the capitalist model and drew
international support for legalizing coca
leaf production while fighting cocaine.
Several of the eight South American heads of
State already left for their countries,
after attending a regional summit termed
successful with strong statements on current
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