Nigeria's Yar'Adua plans mini oil summit with Venezuela's Chavez: presidency

Nigerian President Umaru Ya'Adua said Friday he intends to meet his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez 'soon' to discuss the current global energy situation, a statement from his office said. The statement followed Yar'Adua's bidding farewell to Venezuela's outgoing ambassador to Nigeria, Boris Henrique. Yar'Adua told Henrique the meeting had become 'imperative because fingers are being pointed at our two countries as a result of the energy situation in the world.' Yar'Adua said Nigeria and Venezuela have a common responsibility to improve the welfare of their peoples and called for 'greater cooperation and collaboration especially in the petroleum sector.'