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Chavez
 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced on Sunday that he will visit Iran and North Korea, two nations at odds with Washington over nuclear development, at a time when Chavez is seeking to distance Venezuela from the United States.Chavez, who has promised a socialist revolution to end poverty in the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has drawn fire from the US State Department for building alliances with US foes like Cuba and Iran. "We will soon be in North Korea, we will soon be in Tehran, deepening our ... strategic alliances" Chavez said during his weekly Sunday broadcast. He said the tour will also include stops in China and Russia, where Venezuela will sign military cooperation agreements with the Russian government, following US moves to block Chavez's arms purchases from other countries. He did not provide dates for the trip, which he said will include a stop in "North Vietnam". Posted by: ryuge 2006-06-13 |
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