epa02405009 Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez during a press conference held in Damascus, Syria on 20 October 2010. Chavez’s visit to Syria, the fourth since he has assumed power, is part of an international tour aimed at beefing up Venezuela’s trade ties with Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Chavez has built close diplomatic relations with Syria. His outspoken stances against Israel have given him a following the Middle East. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
Chavez on the side of Syria and Iran (Video report)
18 Friday Nov 2011
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