Venezuela's Chavez to host new Americas summit
China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-03 07:53
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (right) talks with his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff (left) during a signing ceremony at Miraflores presidential palace, in Caracas, on Thursday. Thirty-three Latin American and Caribbean heads of state were to meet on Friday for a summit hosted by Chavez. Juan Barreto / Agence France-Presse |
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is set to open a summit on Friday for a new Americas bloc that does not include the United States and Canada - his first big international event since being diagnosed with cancer.
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