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Chávez and Lula favor more regional
integration
BRASILIA, Dec. 7 (PL) —. Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula
da Silva (Brazil) and Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
(Venezuela) are set to hold important talks today
regarding joint projects.
This
is the first meeting between the two statesmen after
having been reelected on October 29 and December 3,
respectively.
Both
are committed to their electorates, which despite
the differences in language and national
characteristics, have a common point: they advocate
regional integration.
The
official talks are expected to analyze the main
points on their common agenda, including the
Brazil-Venezuela Strategic Alliance, reached in
February 2005.
Of
particular common interest is the PETROBRAS-PDVSA
company, the Great Gas Pipeline of the South and the
enormous Abreu y Lima Refinery, in Pernambuco.
The
agenda is also expected to take up joint oil
exploration on the Orinoco River banks and gas
extraction in the Mariscal Sucre fields.
The
two presidents are also expected to look at
questions on the regional agenda, particularly those
concerning the South American Community of Nations
and Venezuela’s adhesion to MERCOSUR.
CHAVEZ TO VISIT
ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, Dec.
7 (PL) —.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is to arrive here
for a brief visit during which he will meet with his
Argentine counterpart, Néstor Kirchner, to discuss
aspects of bilateral relations and regional
integration.
The
official news agency Télam notes that he is expected
to arrive from Brazil this afternoon, although the
exact time is not known.
Trade agreements in place between the two countries,
questions of bilateral relations, matters relating
to Venezuela’s recent entry into MERCOSUR and
projects for integration in the subcontinent are all
on the agenda.
After his visits to Brazil from yesterday and
Argentina from today, the Bolivarian leader will go
to Uruguay to meet with President Tabaré Vázquez.
(Translated by Granma International)
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