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Venezuela has executed 11 security energy agreements with Central and Caribbean countries
El Universal
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com 08 16 07
At the end of a working day from 2:30 p.m. to well beyond 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, nine out of the 14 Petrocaribe member nations entered into a Security Energy Agreement (TSE) submitted by the Venezuelan delegation.In this way, 11 countries have joined the new proposal, following Uruguay and Argentina last week during the South American tour of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez .
President Chávez, the host of the Third Petrocaribe Summit, was pleased about the outcome. During the meeting of the heads of state and government, a political declaration and the formal inclusion of Haiti and Nicaragua in the initiative were initialed also.
"I want to see at 12:00 p.m. the flags of Haiti and Nicaragua over there, in that map," President Chávez joked with Minister of Energy and Petroleum Rafael Ramírez.
The event logistics was not a simple one. The summit, initially scheduled for June, had to be postponed and was convened with short notice for August. At the last minute, at the request of the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the venue had to be moved from Meliá Caracas Hotel to Simón Bolívar Hall at the headquarters of state-run oil holding Petróleos dde Venezuela (Pdvsa) in La Campiña, eastern Caracas.On that very place, both the dinner at the final meeting last Saturday and bilateral meetings were held.
After reviewing the progress made for two years following the organization of Petrocaribe, President Chávez stressed the need to speed up bilateral talks. In this regard, he suggested holding summits every six months, starting next December in Nicaragua. Both Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega and the rest of the rulers agreed to the recommendation.
El Universal 14 08 07
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