Chavez: Venezuela and China begin their second decade of cooperation with shared vision of Bolivar and Mao
May 24, 2010 - 15:20 (orodriguez)
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"We are now preparing or entering the second decade of cooperation, with a shared vision with much greater levels of strategic view, inspired by Simon Bolivar and Mao Zedong ...", said Monday the President of the Bolivarian Republic Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, during installation of the official working meeting with the delegation of consultants from the Development Bank of China, at the Palace of Miraflores.

At the meeting, which will run all day, according to the Head of State, will hear presentations on how Chinese cooperation in national development in an open and fruitful to channel the historic funding of $ 20 billion which gives the Chinese government in Venezuela, which makes the country the first nation in the world to receive the important gesture of trust of the Asian giant.

"From the depths of my heart and our hearts in Venezuela, I never tire of thanking the birthplace of Mao, the home of Hu Jintao, the Chinese nation, all these intense cooperative efforts have already more than 10 years, "said Commander Chávez in his opening remarks of the meeting.

The Venezuelan president recalled that today, May 24 marks the anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha, where the Mariscal Sucre, under the command of the Liberator, freed Quito Spanish empire in 1822.

"Looking at the world scene today, every day we are convinced that we will achieve full independence," Chavez said to his guests, remembering that the struggle of American heroes was cut then, and the remaining task lies with governments progressives who are fighting today in nations across the continent.

"It's the biggest challenge of the last 500 years in these lands," he said.

In this sense, the Venezuelan president recalled part of speech of Mao Zedong, in his opening remarks to the 8th. National Congress of Chinese Communist Party in 1956:

"To achieve lasting peace throughout the world, we must continue to develop our friendship and collaboration with all the fraternal countries of the socialist camp. And strengthen our unity with all peace loving countries."

"We must strive to establish normal diplomatic relations with the basis of mutual respect, territorial integrity and sovereignty of equal rights and mutual benefit with all countries who want to live in peace with us," he read.


"And here is the phrase that closes this view of Mao, and every day makes us feel more proud of his legacy, of what is now China to Venezuela, for Latin America and the world ...", remarked President Chavez to senior representatives of China's public finances, "Mao said, 'we have to give active support to the movement of national liberation and independence of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and the peace movement and the struggles fair to all countries in the world, "finished reading.

"This is the legacy of Mao Ze Dong .." he said, to welcome those who called the Children of Mao and the PRC.

"Welcome, and also declared opened this day's work. Thank you very much."


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The Venezuelan president said that the long working day you will hear presentations by the visitors, who have been visiting various parts of the country, to recommend areas of cooperation and immediate action.

"We will take notes, ideas cross all afternoon, then have dinner, take a Chinese tea that I brought the ambassador and will continue in the evening before our departure. You in Beijing and a group of us to Buenos Aires", he said, in relation to confirmed his visit to Argentina's capital to celebrate, along with the President Cristina, its people and several representatives of the region, the 200 years of political independence of the Spanish empire.

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