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Chávez Congratulates Lugo; Announces Upcoming Meeting
El Universal
April 21, 2008


Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez congratulated Paraguay's president-elect, leftist Fernando Lugo, and said he intends to "meet as soon as possible" with him, reported on Monday the Venezuelan government.

"Upon learning about the victory of Fernando Lugo in Paraguayan presidential election, President Chávez phoned the incoming president of Paraguayans to congratulate him," said a press release from the Ministry of Communication and Information, AFP quoted.

Chávez and Lugo "expressed their willingness to meet as soon as possible to discuss cooperation and complementariness plans and the need to pursue the Union of South American Nations based on the historical claim of our peoples' fight," the paper added.

Chávez "assured" the ex bishop "of his willingness to continue working on the common development of the Paraguayan people and the Venezuelan people," said the ministry.

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