Venezuela’s Chavez Concludes Whirlwind Latin America and Caribbean Tour

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http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2240

Socialism, Solidarity, Fair Trade, and Financial Integration. Huge achievements for Chavez. Bush must be pulling his hair out right now, throwing a temper tantrum. I am LOVING it. Please be careful comrade Chavez..Bush will really be out to kill you now.

Morales and Chavez also signed an agreement to create an association of gas exporting South American countries, known as OPEGASUR (Organization of Gas Exporting Producers of South America), and an agreement to strengthen the creation of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). Chavez highlighted that thanks to ALBA over half a million Latin Americans have received eye surgery in less than two years.

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and President Chavez signed several agreements during Chavez’s visit. First, Nicaragua agreed to join with Venezuela, Cuba, Argentina, and Bolivia in supporting the continental TV channel TeleSur. Second, Venezuela agreed to help Nicaragua construct a refinery that has a capacity of refining 150,000 barrels of Venezuelan oil per day. The refinery is estimated to cost $2.5 billion. Third, Venezuela committed itself to continue to supply Nicaragua with favorably financed oil. Also, Nicaragua agreed to join the Bank of the South project, once it is financially ready to do so.

On Monday Chavez arrived in Jamaica, where he met with Prime Minister Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller to follow-up on various agreements between their two countries. Among these agreements is the creation of a joint enterprise between Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA and that of Jamaica, Petrojam, to facilitate Venezuelan oil exports to Jamaica. Other agreements include a line of credit with Venezuela for various infrastructure projects, such as the construction of a freeway and a sports center and the renovation of a cultural center near Kingston.

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