Chavez and Kadhafi to sign agreements boosting ties

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Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, both traditional foes of the United States and Western powers, will sign eight cooperation agreements on Monday, state media said.

The accords will be signed in Caracas, according to Venezuela's ABN news agency.

Venezuelan Ambassador to Tripoli Afif Tajeldine said five agreements have already been signed with Libya, Venezuela's top African ally, but he did not provide the figures or domain involved.

"Libya is the gateway to Africa for us because it is a country well-known for its socialist policies that plays an important and strategic role for us," he added.

Kadhafi was on Venezuela's scenic Isla Margarita, where a two-day summit began Saturday, bringing together nine South American presidents and some 20 African leaders.

Chavez's other high-profile guests at the Caribbean resort destination included Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and the Democratic Republic of Congo's Joseph Kabila.

Marking his first visit to Latin America since he came to power 40 years ago, Kadhafi was also set to assist to a military parade on Monday flanked by Chavez and be decorated by Venezuelan authorities, according to diplomatic sources.

During his recent travels to Libya, Chavez received a medal commemorating the "40th Anniversary of the Great Revolution of Al Fateh" on September 1.

Libya's official JANA news agency said the decoration was "awarded for the first and only time" as a sign of "thanks and respect" for Chavez's participation in the "festival of festivals."

Kadhafi found a warmer welcome in Venezuela for his preferred sleeping quarters -- a traditional Bedouin tent -- than in New York, where he caused a stir after trying to pitch his olive green encampment at an estate outside Manhattan.

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly since taking power four decades ago, Kadhafi launched into a rambling, 95-minute diatribe where he berated Western powers, accused the world body of failing to prevent millions of deaths and demanded trillions of dollars in colonial reparations.


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[spanza]

1. Honored with the sword of Bolivar

[Bacchus39]

4. awwww, aren't they so cute. where is the third stooge? Ahmadenijad n/t

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[ChangoLoa]

2. Bolivar is angry in the afterworld

shame on you chavez!

[EFerrari]

3. You people are hilarious.