In view of the fact that Venezuela has not been invited to the economic summit in Washington, President Chavez has announced that he will set up an international summit in Caracas of smaller countries, currently studying the world financial crisis and with ideas and proposals to discuss. President Chavez made the announcement during a phone- in to Walter Martinez' Dossier international news TV show. Chavez says that since no invitation has been forthcoming from Washington, Venezuela has the freedom to invite presidents and ministers of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia to a meeting and he reveals that he has already been working with Russia on some ideas. Telesur has announced an international conference in Caracas called "Revolution and Intervention in Latin America" on November 14 and 15th. The conference will take place within the framework of the Fourth International Book Fair. There will be two forums, one on nations fighting media terrorism and another on actors and intervention in electoral processes in Latin America. Both will be divided into sub- sections.
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) finance director, Rodrigo Cabezas says the party has paid the first installment of advertising fees to State VTV television. The amount paid is quoted as 83,975 bolivares. Rodriguez Cabezas reveals that PSUV signed a contract with VTV to run political campaign adverts worth 357,968 bolivares. A second payment is expected to be paid before the end of November. Cabezas insists that the party is not getting free propaganda spots from VTV and is meeting its commitments financially.
According to a report in Union Radio, the Inter American Human Rights Commission has announced that it has lodged two demands before the Inter American Human Rights Court, one against Barbados and the other against Venezuela for violating the American Human Rights Convention. In Venezuela's case the country is charged with violating the right to judicial guarantees in the criminal process against Oscar Barreto Leiva, former official of the Carlos Andres Perez administration, sentenced for crimes against public patrimony.
A committee of Peruvian Congressmen are visiting Venezuela to investigate an alleged financing of Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alba) offices by the Venezuelan government. The three congressmen are expected to interview Venezuelan authorities. The offices opened near the frontier with Bolivia as part of an initiative to provide health facilities to local inhabitants. The Venezuelan Embassy in Peru confirmed several months ago that the campaign had been suspended because of opposition from President Alan Garcia.
Business sectors of Bolivia and Venezuela have agreed on a $16.15 million trade deal after concluding a first round of bilateral negotiations in La Paz headed by President Evo Morales. The initiative has been promoted within the framework of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alba). Venezuelan businessmen will purchase textile, leather and jewelry products. Venezuelan state company, the Venezuelan Industrial Supplies (Suvinca) will use around $30 million from a special fund to facilitate the deal involving 30 Venezuelan and 120 Bolivian companies. Opposition sectors in Bolivia have criticized the deal saying it's main objective is to stop trading with the USA and that business sectors from the would be breakaway province of Santa Cruz have been excluded.
According to a news release from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), unemployment in Venezuela is down to 7.2% in September. The figure for the same time last year was 8.3%. In August, unemployment was reported at 7.1%. President Chavez has welcomed the statistics, insisting that Venezuela will come out unhurt from the sharp drop in oil prices.
Patrick J. O'Donoghue
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