NEW CUBA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS MODEL

Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela and Cuba have created a new model of relations between the two countries and peoples, referring to the 10th anniversary of the Integral Cooperation Agreement.

“We celebrated in Havana that important October 30, 2000, in which Commander Fidel Castro and I signed the agreement,” said the Venezuelan President.

“It is easy to say, but you have to see the several obstacles to overcome for making reality the total of benefits our peoples are currently having: benefits that today more than ever deserve the strengthening of the Agreement for moving another 10 years towards the consolidation of our Revolutions,” noted Chavez.

According to the head of State, Cuba and Venezuela have each one their own characteristics, views, and different goals, but with an important powerful root from which the two republics receive the nutrient vitality.

Caracas, Prensa Latina