President Hugo Chavez last night announced - to traverse of a televising contact with the program the Hojilla of VTV- the designation of Elías Jaua like new vice-president of the Republic replacing colonel (r) Ramon Carrizalez. Jaua will continue to the front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Earth, added the agent chief executive, whom in addition Figueroa Bush confirmed to general Carlos in the Ministry of the Defense, position that also Carrizalez occupied.

President Hugo Chavez last night appointed to his minister Elías Jaua as vice-president and to general Carlos Mata like titling of Defense, in replacement of Ramon Carrizalez who Monday resigned to both positions for “strictly personal” reasons.

“Here she is the new vice-president, Elías Jaua. We wished much success him”, announced Chávez through a contact from the palace of government with the program the Hojilla by VTV.

“I was decided by Elías because it has demonstrated transparency, vocation of work, humility, honesty, in all the positions that have faced”, added the agent chief executive, clarifying who Jaua will continue occupying the portfolio of Agriculture and Earth.

“Thanks for this new space battle in which it has placed to me”, thanked for Jaua.

In Defense, in as much, it designated to general Carlos Bush, “an official of great professional trajectory”, said Chávez.

The new minister of Defense declared that “the Armed Forces will continue working next to the Venezuelan town and to the revolutionary government who you lead”.

The wife of Carrizalez, Yubirí Grouse, that was the minister of the Atmosphere, also resigned Monday. In his Chávez place she appointed Alexander Hitcher, president of water the providing company of Caracas Hicrocapital. (AFP