Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is shown in Kremlin while meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Chaves Needs Strong Russia to Withstand Imperialism
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, who is in Moscow now, has stepped up anti-American rhetoric by making a few roaring statements here.
According to Chavez, the U.S. imperialism is breaking the world and they need strong Russia that is arising and getting more powerful each day.
Chavez also emphasized similarity of standing of his country and Russia in fight for the multipolar world. As to Venezuela, it stands for the real freedom in the world, said the president, who is known worldwide as a gifted orator able to mesmerize the crowd.
But that freedom, Chavez went on, isn’t the freedom spoken of by the American empire when threatening people and violating supreme values of humanity.
Similar to any other state, Iran has the right for civil nuclear technology. Argentina enjoys this right as well and even Venezuela could acquire it in future, Chavez made an alarming statement.
At the same time, Chavez explicitly denied that he arrived in Moscow for weaponry contracts. Top priority of my visit, the president said when opening International Center of Latin American Cooperation, is cultural rapprochement and political cooperation with Russia.
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