BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/08/2009

Chavez to visit Russia, Belarus, Libya in September

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed his plans to visit Russia, Belarus and Libya in September to bolster cooperation with these three countries.

"I should be visiting Russia, Belarus and Libya within a month," Chavez said during a political event. "This trip has been planned since the beginning of the year, but now we have much weightier reasons to step up cooperation with these countries."

Chavez has expressed serious concern at the decision of neighboring Colombia to allow the US military use of seven bases on its territory, saying it could lead to war in the region.

The Venezuelan leader, who just paid a quick visit to Cuba and met with ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, suggested in his speech the Colombian-US accord specifically targeted Venezuela and its "Bolivarian revolution."

"Fidel told me, 'Don't worry about us, their real target is you.'" And Fidel is right," Chavez said. "The target is the Bolivarian revolution."

Source:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090816/wl_afp/venezuelarussiabelaruslibyadiplomacy_20090816054355

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