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Cuba,
Venezuela sign 14 accords to strengthen cooperation
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-23
11:48:29
HAVANA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cuba and Venezuela inked 14 agreements
Saturday to broaden cooperation between the two countries, the Prensa
Latina (PL) news agency reported.
The accords were signed during Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's visit
to Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city in the country, the PL
said.
According to the agreements, Cuba and Venezuela will promote cooperation
in such fields as chemistry, petrochemistry, agriculture, fishery and
food industry.
Venezuela will also provide funds for helping Cuba build a 175-megawatt
thermal-power plant in the Holguin province, repair Havana's electricity
grid and purchase two ships, said the report.
Chavez arrived in Havana Wednesday to attend the summit of PetroCaribe
in the south central Cuban city of Cienfuegos.
The PetroCaribe was initiated by Venezuela in 2005 to supply oil to its
Caribbean neighbors at preferential prices, .
He is expected to end his visit to Cuba and return home late Saturday,
the PL said.
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