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PUERTO LA CRUZ (VENEZUELA): Cuban leader Fidel Castro joined his close friend and ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for talks with Caribbean leaders on a plan for Venezuela to sell more oil to the region under preferential terms. The leaders planned to sign an accord on Wednesday to set up a joint company, Petrocaribe, aimed at building a regional oil alliance and distributing fuel more cheaply. Mr. Chavez rested his arm on the shoulder of the 78-year-old Cuban leader, whom he has called his ``older brother,'' as they spoke to reporters about the oil initiative. Both called it an important step toward integrating the Caribbean through solidarity. ``None of us, not a single country, is anything if we don't unite our efforts,'' Mr. Castro said. Delegations from 15 countries were attending the talks, including the leaders of Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. ``It's a historic summit,'' said Mr. Chavez, who called it an opportunity to help sister countries and build unity. ``As a world power in oil, we are extending them a hand.'' Mr. Chavez has defended his plans for Petrocaribe — and a similar South American joint venture called Petrosur — as a way to help both Venezuela and the region while moving toward a more cooperative international economy. He said another aim was to ``create consciousness'' among wealthy nations of the need to cut down their wasteful use of fossil fuels. Mr. Castro agreed that by doing little to contain their voracious demand for energy, the world's most developed countries ``are causing a humanitarian crisis for survival'' among smaller nations. Mr. Chavez, a harsh critic of capitalism and a U.S. government he calls ``imperialist,'' says he is leading his country toward socialism. — AP
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