Venezuela’s Chavez confirms participation of Mercosur summit in Argentina
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez office has confirmed he will be participating of the coming Mercosur presidential summit scheduled for next August 3 in San Juan, north of Argentina when the rotating chair of the block will be passing from Buenos Aires to Brasilia.
In spite of the conflict with Colombia, and in spite of the latest events including severing relations with Bogotá, “Chavez will join the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay”, said sources from the Argentine Foreign Affairs ministry and the Venezuelan embassy in Buenos Aires.
Apparently the Venezuelan leader will be arriving directly to the northern province of San Juan Monday evening in time for the official dinner hosted by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Venezuela is an associate member of Mercosur and has applied to become full member. The 2006 incorporation request has been approved by the legislative branches of Argentina, Uruguay, last year by Brazil and only Paraguay is pending.
However since Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo does not have the sufficient votes in Congress he is currently involved in a major review of the ruling coalition including opposition groups that could open the way for the issue to be debated and approved by the Senate.
Last week Chavez broke relations with Colombia following claims by Bogotá before the Organization of American States that Venezuelan territory is refuge for 1.500 guerrillas from the FARC and ELN “terrorist groups”.
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hear no evil-see no evil- speak no evil- ,
This crazy Venezolanos did it!
Look at the Google announce up right !!!!
WWW.CHAVEZ.ORG :-))))))))
www.economywatch.com/agrarian/world/venezuela.html
Still, he does like to get out and shoot his mouth off. Much like Hitler and Mussolini did.
The Three Musketeers together against the evil British Poodle, Cardinal Richelieu.
the conservatives [friends of argentina] has today signed the death knell
of the royal navy, soon you will get back more than you bargined for,
20-30% Budget cuts on the British military means nothing......
We in Argentina have cut them down with about 75% during the last years.
Everything is fine.... Nobody attacking us... No sweat....
quickly think
England could be cutting Armed Forces to a point; countries are still suffering from the Great Recession. In the other hand England doesn’t need much to stop an invasion from the deranged argentinian Armed Forces. Their strategy since they lost the 1982 war and lately lost 4-0 against Germany is to whine. Look, Argentina is like a huge soap opera, kind of Dante’s inferno. Their “new strategy” is based on gathering the rest of the Southamerican leftish gang, like in a concert and whine all together. The next move is to isolate you, thinking that England will get tired and say:” here are the Falklands”. That’s why Latinamerica always will be losers, because they always make the wrong moves. They let emotions and fake nationalism take away the power of reason.
the the UK is ,even with its problems, still the 2nd most powerfull navy in the world, so im sorry if i frightend enyone, we are ok. a peacefull nation, always looking for peace, but ready to strike if required, so back to the blog, [sorry guys]
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