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We fully support China on Tibet: Hugo Chavez

Sujay Mehdudia

Says the U.S. wants to derail the Beijing Olympics

— Photo: PTI

LENDING SUPPORT: Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Thursday.

CARACAS (VENEZUELA): Venezuela President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday came out solidly in support of China on the Tibet issue and ridiculed attempts to disrupt the Beijing Olympic Games. He said his country and people were strongly behind Beijing on the issue and considered Tibet an integral part of China.

“We are strongly with the people of China. We fully support the People’s Republic of China on the Tibet issue. It has our complete and unrestricted solidarity. The United States is behind all that is happening as it wants to derail the Beijing Olympics. We ask the world to come out in support of China on this matter and ensure that the Olympics are a big success,” President Chavez told a group of visiting Indian journalists at an interaction in the presidential palace along with Petroleum Minister Murli Deora.

Later, a Foreign Ministry communiqué said that in the face of incessant and systematic campaigns of disgrace that China had been a victim of in the last few weeks, the people of Venezuela and its government were with it.

Mr. Chavez said India and Venezuela have a big role to play in various areas of interests, including the fight against poverty. He indicated that to further expand and strengthen the relationship in the future, Venezuela was looking for participation by the Indian government and its companies in science and technology, education, pharmaceuticals, requirements pertaining to medical equipment, food processing and the housing sector.

Mr. Chavez said Mr. Deora’s visit was excellent and the Joint Commission of both countries would meet soon to discuss these issues.

Not only Venezuela but the entire Latin America were for further increasing relations with India.

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