Chavez Confirms Visit
to Ecuador for Haiti Summit
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
has confirmed his attendance next Tuesday in
Ecuador to a meeting of the South American
Union of Nations (UNASUR) which will define
regional aid for Haiti.
"We will be in Quito. We believe that the
call by UNASUR's pro tempore President
Rafael Correa very timely", he commented
referring to summit on Haiti, a country
devastated by an earthquake on January 12.
Due to the importance of the meeting, Chavez
expressed his hope the rest of the heads of
state of the regional bloc made up of 12
nations will attend the gathering.
Hopefully all will attend, he noted in his
Sunday program Alo Presidente.
Among the statespersons who confirmed their
participation in Quito meeting are Evo
Morales (Bolivia), Fernando Lugo (Paraguay),
Álvaro Uribe (Colombia) and Alan García
(Peru).
Barely hours after the earthquake that
caused more than 200,000 deaths, Venezuela
announced its commitment to the Haitian
government and people.
Since then Caracas have expanded marine and
air bridges that have brought 10 thousand
tons of humanitarian aid for the victims. |
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